Edward Miller (composer)
Edward Miller (born October 30, 1735 in Norwich , † September 12, 1807 in Doncaster ) was a British composer and historian .
Life
Miller, a well-known organist, composed sonatas and hymns. He was a Doctor of Music at Oxford .
Miller is also a historian and wrote a history of the city of Doncaster in 1804.
Miller was the maternal great-great grandfather of Ernest Hemingway .
His son was the violinist and composer Willam Edward Miller .
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin / Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-549-07834-X , p. 51 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Edward Miller in the catalog of the German National Library
- biography
- Reference to kinship with Hemingway
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1735 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1807 |
| Place of death | Doncaster |