Philip Armes

Philip Armes
Short Name: Philip Armes
Full Name: Armes, Philip, 1836-1908
Birth Year: 1836
Death Year: 1908

Philip Armes, born in Norwich,England, Aug. 15, 1836. Organist; chorister in Norwich Cathedral in 1846-48, and in Rochester Cathedral 1848-51; articled pupil of Dr. John Larkin Hopkins at Rochester, 1850-55; was organist of Trinity Church, Milton, Gravesend in 1855-57, at St. Andrew's, Wells Street, London, in 1857-61, of Chichester Cathedral in 1861-62, and of Durham Cathedral since 1862. Mus. Bac., Oxford 1858; Mus. Doc., Oxford, 1865. degrees also from University of Durham, 1863-1864. Works: Hezekiah, oratorio, performed at Worcester Festival, 1878; St. John the Evangelist, do., York Festival 1881; Communion Services in A; do. in B-flat; Te Deum; Morning and Evening Service in G; Anthems; Chants; Hymns, etc.

Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)

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Philip Armes (15 August 1836 – 10 February 1908) was an English organist, notably holding posts at Rochester, Chichester and Durham Cathedral.

Tunes by Philip Armes (14)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
ARBELAPhilip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)233543 21234 47566
ARMES (Armes 12133)P. Armes (Composer)312133 21725 3217
BEREAPhilip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)213214 45433 66766
[Christian, seek not yet repose] (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)713235 43436 57123
GALILEE (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)3753211 66551 67656
[Lord, we stand before Thy Throne]Philip Armes (Composer)335157 65522 34567
[Chant] (Armes 31354)P. Armes (Composer)231354 65453
OBEDIENCE (Armes)Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)231423 15532 22172
[Simply trusting every day] (Armes)Philip Armes (Composer)211236 54223 47655
ST. BEDE (Armes)Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)234536 53213 25221
[Chant] (Armes 11233)Armes (Composer)211233 51243
THUXTONPhilip Armes (Composer)255366 54432 12345
[Thy glory fills the heaven]Philip Armes, Mus. Doc. (Composer)436542 13256 55232
TUNE 62Philip Armes, Mus.Doc. 1836- (Composer)217654 35412 3457

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