Samuel Green
Samuel Green (born September 1740 in Wheatley , † 14 September 1796 ) was an English organ builder .
Life
Green was born in Wheatley near Oxford in 1740 and baptized in Wheatley Church on September 21, 1740. His father was the distiller Henry Green, his mother Mary Green. Green began an apprenticeship with George Pyke , a clockmaker and organ builder , in 1754 . After completing his education in 1761, he worked in partnership with John Byfield . In 1772 he married Sarah Norten, the daughter of Eardley Norton . The marriage had two daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth. In 1789 Green moved to Isleworth . He died on September 14, 1796 at the age of 56.
The workshop was initially continued by his wife Sarah, and from 1799 by Benjamin Blyth as Green & Blyth. It continued until the death of Blyth's son in 1847.
List of works (selection)
| year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1772 | Sleaford | St. Denys Church | Sold in 1891. | |||
| 1789 | Greenwich | Chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
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III | 38 | Enlarged by Norman & Beard Hill in 1980 and restored by David Wells in 1997 |
| 1790 | Lichfield | Lichfield Cathedral | III | Sold to St John the Baptist at Armitage in 1861 ; largely preserved. |
literature
- Richard Kassel: Green, Samuel (1740–1796) . In: Douglas E. Bush, Richard Kassel (Eds.): The Organ. To Encyclopedia . Routledge, New York / London 2006, ISBN 0-415-94174-1 , pp. 232–233 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- David C. Wickens: The instruments of Samuel Green . MacMillan Press, 1987.
- Green, Samuel . In: Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (Eds.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 23: Gray - Haighton. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1890, p. 52 (English).
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Green, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wheatley (Oxfordshire) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1796 |