John Clarke-Whitfeld

Aliases: John Clark-Whitfield; John Clarke-Whitfield; John Clark

Life

Born: 13 December 1770, Gloucester (UK)

Died: 22 February 1836, Holmer, nr Hereford (UK)

Biography

Born John Clark, changing his surname to Clarke-Whitfeld in 1814, in anticipation of an inheritance which failed to materialise. Studied at Magdalen College Oxford,B Mus. 1793 and was successively Organist, Master of the Choristers at Ludlow Parish Church, Armagh Cathedral (Ireland) then Christ Church and St Patrick's Cathedrals -Dublin. During which time he was awarded the degree of Mus D (Trinity College, Dublin). From 1799 he was jointly organist of St John's and Trinity Colleges in Cambridge, before being appointed Organist of Hereford cathedral in 1820 - remaining Professor of music in the University of Cambridge.

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List of choral works

Sacred works

• Behold, how good and joyful
• I will lift up mine eyes
• In Jewry is God known
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat (II)
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F (short service)
• O praise God in his holiness
• Sing unto the Lord

Secular works

• The Banks of the Dee
• Green willow
• I will rest on the cold turf
• In my bosom contentment shall reign
• Low in yon vale
• Me, Goddess, by the right hand lead
• O life, how pleasing
• Oft have I stood at eve
• So many tears of misery
• Sweet Echo!
• The song of FitzEustace

 
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