William Faulkes

George William Henry Faulkes (born November 4, 1863 in Liverpool , † January 25, 1933 there ) was an English organist , pianist and composer .

Life

St. Margaret's Church Anfield in Liverpool, postcard from 1910

Faulkes received his first musical training from his sister and, from the age of ten, as a chorister at St. Margaret's Church in Anfield, Liverpool. He was organ and theory student of the choirmaster Henry Ditton-Newman and received further lessons from the Liverpool organist and composer William Dawson. From 1882 to 1886 Faulkes was organist at the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Liverpool . From 1886 he was organist and choirmaster at St. Margaret's Church in Anfield and from 1908 conductor of the Anfield Orchestral Society. As a composer, Faulkes was in contact with the organist and composer William Thomas Best , who had an important influence on him. In addition to his work as a composer, organist and choir director, Faulkes also occasionally performed at piano concerts.

Works

His compositions include over 400 organ works and 50 songs a. a. a piano concerto in C minor (1891), a violin concerto in A minor (1892), as well as several piano and numerous chamber music works for various ensembles.

Web links

Sheet music and audio files by William Faulkes in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists. First edition. 1912, p. 273

personal data
SURNAME	Faulkes, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Faulkes, George William Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 4, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH	January 25, 1933
Place of death	Liverpool

[1] Dictionary of Organs and Organists. First edition. 1912, p. 273