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Harry Gabb

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Harry Gabb CVO (1909 – 1995) was an English organist, who served at Llandaff Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal.[1]

Background

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(William) Harry Gabb was born in Ilford, Essex on 5 April 1909.[2]

He studied organ at the Royal College of Music where he won the George Carter Organ Scholarship.

He was awarded the MVO in 1961 and the CVO in 1974. He was a Special Commissioner for the Royal School of Church Music, and as a Council Member of the Royal College of Organists. on 16 May 1974 he was awarded a Lambeth Doctor of Music by the Archbishop of Canterbury

He died on 16 March 1995 at the age of 85.

Family

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He married Helen Mutton in 1937. They had one son.

Career

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Sub organist of:

Organist of:

He was Professor and Examiner of Organ Playing at Trinity College of Music 1946 - 1988.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Organist of Llandaff Cathedral
1937-1946
Succeeded by
Preceded by Organist, Composer and Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
1953-1974
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
  2. ^ "Harry Gabb". Independent.co.uk. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ The Musical Times. 1 November 1929
  4. ^ A history of the organs in St Paul's cathedral. Nicholas M. Plumley, Austin Niland
  5. ^ The Chapel Royal: ancient & modern. David Baldwin