Thomas Adams (composer, 1785)

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Thomas Adams (born September 5, 1785 in London , † September 15, 1858 ibid) was an English organist and composer.

Life

Thomas Adams studied with Thomas Busby and was friends with Samuel Wesley , who also dedicated two volunteers to him. He was organist in several churches in London. From 1802 he was at the Carlisle Chapel in Lambeth, from 1814 at St Pauls in Deptford and from 1824 he was organist at St George in Camberwell . His last post until his death was at St Dunstan-in-the-West . His improvisational skills were appreciated. For several years he supervised the public performances of the Apollonicons .

He is referred to as the last Georgian composer and was a respected composer in London during his lifetime.

Works (selection)

  • Organ Works: These include many fugues, voluntaries, ninety interludes and variations on well-known melodies.
    • Adeste fideles, Pastorale in Graveyard gems, OCLC 12851525
    • Andante pastoral
    • Fugue on a subject from The Abduction from the Seraglio
    • Fugue with themes from a Miserere by Pergolesi
    • Grand organ piece , 1826. Dedicated to his friend Reverend John Vane at St George in Camberwell. OCLC 636170050
    • Introduction and Variations on Barney! Leave the girls alone
    • Overture for the organ
    • Six Fugues. I B flat major II F minor III C minor IV F minor V E major VI C major OCLC 63143698
    • Six Voluntaries , dedicated to Samuel Wesley
    • Six Pieces, dedicated to Thomas Attwood
    • Variations on " Adeste fideles " . Recorded in July 2003 by organist Luke Green at The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stoke-on-Nayland, Suffolk . Released by Hyperion Records in 2003
    • Variations on "A Rose Tree full in bearing". "A Rose Tree full in bearing" is an old Irish folk tune.
    • Variations on " Quant è Più Bella". The theme "Quant è Più Bella" comes from an opera by Paisiello on which Ludwig van Beethoven also composed variations.
    • Three Organ Pieces , dedicated to Vincent Novello
  • Piano works

Many of his works are suitable for performance with both the organ and the piano.

Geoffrey Atkinson edited several of the composer's works at Fagus Music. Many of his works can be found in collective editions with organ music.

literature

  • Thomas Adams . In: CFAbdy Williams: The Story of Organ Music. The Walter Scott Publishing Company Ltd., London, 1905 p. 250

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SITUATION WANTED . In: London City Press . London October 16, 1858, p. 1 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1858
Place of death London