William Stevenson Hoyte
William Stevenson Hoyte (born September 22, 1844 in Sidmouth , † July 2, 1917 ibid) was an English organist , composer and music teacher .
Hoyte lost his father at a young age and was unable to finance orderly music lessons. He was largely self-taught and at the age of thirteen became the organist at St. Paul's in Hampstead. He later took occasional lessons from John Goss and George Cooper . In addition to several other positions (at King's Lynn , Bow Common , St. Mattew's and others) he held the position of organist at All Saints Church for many years . He taught at the Royal Academy of Music (from 1888), the Guildhall School of Music (from 1893) and onRoyal College of Music and received a PhD from Randall Thomas Davidson , Archbishop of Canterbury , in 1904. He composed some choral works and organ pieces, of which the Scherzo in E flat major became well known. Lynnwood Farnam and Healey Willan were among his students .
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- Hymnary.org - WSHoyte
- Hymn Time - William Stevenson Hoyte
- Rollin Smith: "Stokowski and the Organ" , Pendragon Press, 2004, ISBN 9781576471036 , p. 5
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| SURNAME | Hoyte, William Stevenson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organist, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sidmouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1917 |
| Place of death | Sidmouth |