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George Warne (organist)
George Warne
was a blind
organist
and composer based in
England
.
Life
Born in 1792, he was noted as holding a number of organists
posts
despite being blind.
He
died
in Bath on
29 October
1868.
Appointments
Organist of
St Helen's Bishopsgate
1819
- 1820
Organist of
St Magnus-the-Martyr
1820 -
1826
Organist of
Temple Church
1826 - 1843
Organist of St. Nicholas Church,
Great Yarmouth
1843 - 1856
Compositions
He
composed
Grand March and Finale for the
Piano Forte
Home
Sweet Home
, arranged with
Variations
Set of psalm
tunes
, as sung at the
Temple Church, London
.
Songs : Broken gold ; Come
away
to the
grotto
;
Evening song
; bring me my harp ; We meet again in heaven.
Quadrilles, galops, and other music for the
pianoforte