John Clare Billing
British composer
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| Intro | British composer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Musician Composer | |
| Work field | Music | |
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Biography
John Clare Billing ARCO (1866 - 1955) was an organist, composer and writer based in England.
Life
He was born in 1866 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and educated at Stamford School.
He studied organ with Haydn Keeton at Peterborough Cathedral and also James Edward Adkins.
Appointments
- Organist of St Peter's Church, Southampton 1887 - 1890
- Organist of St John's College, Lancashire 1890 - 1898
- Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1898 - 1905
- Organist of Ketton Church 1905 - 1907
- Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1907 - 1918
- Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford 1918 - ????
Compositions
He composed
- Slumber Song for Violin & Pianoforte
- Vestry Prayers
- Your dear Face (song)
- Round About Stamford
- Chappell & Co (1903) ASIN: B0000CT86D
- Skeffington & Son (1909) ASIN: B0000CT86E
- Reynolds & Co (1915) ASIN: B0000CT86F
- Dolby Brothers (1921) ASIN: B0016MFJA2