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Henry Oswald Hodgson

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British composer (1886–1975)

Henry Oswald Hodgson FRCO (6 November 1886 - 21 August 1975) was an organist and composer based in England.

Life

He was born on 6 November 1886 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, the son of Annie Ellen née Conran (1846–1930) and Revd. Samuel Edward Hodgson (1843–1905).

He studied organ at Lincoln Cathedral under George Bennett until 1914.

He married Rosamund Jocelyn Orde née Mangin (1894-1975) in 1916 in Ripon. They had one daughter Susette Mangin Hodgson (1917-2000).

Appointments

Compositions

He composed:

  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C
  • Fantasia on a Christmas Theme
  • Communion Setting in F
  • Great is the Lord Jehovah
  • Grant to us, Lord.
Cultural offices
Preceded byFrederick William Sykes Organist of Selby Abbey
1919-1921
Succeeded byWalter Hartley
Preceded byVernon Sydney Read Organist and Choirmaster of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
1928-1954
Succeeded byDavid Lumsden

References

  1. "Boothby Pagnall". Grantham Journal. England. 22 February 1908. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The vacant post of organist". Lincolnshire Echo. England. 8 April 1911. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Newcastle Journal - 20 June 1914
  4. Hull Daily Mail - 12 May 1920
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