William Edward Miller (composer)
William Edward Miller (born June 1, 1766 in Doncaster , † November 12, 1839 in Sheffield ) was a British violinist , composer and Methodist clergyman .
Life
Miller was a student of his father, the composer Edward Miller , and of Johann Baptist Cramer . Before settling in Sheffield, he lived in India for six years . He was considered by many to be England's greatest violinist of his time. An Indian prince gave him a Stradivarius as a present.
In 1799 he became a clergyman at Wesleyan Church and gave up playing the violin entirely. He composed numerous chorales , none of which are in use today.
Miller was the maternal great grandfather of Ernest Hemingway .
literature
- Entry. In: Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland
- James Dixon: Memoir of the Late Rev. William Edward Miller, Wesleyan Minister . London 1842 ( archive.org )
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by William Edward Miller (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth Schuyler Lynn: Hemingway . 1995.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, William Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British violinist, composer and Methodist clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Doncaster |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1839 |
| Place of death | Sheffield |