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Excerpt from The Organists Composers of S. Paul's Cathedral The following papers have appeared, at various times, in the columns of The Musical Standard. In response to urgent requests from many persons, including several cathedral organists and musicians of distinction, they are now re-published, with considerable additions, in a collected form. Appended will be found some account of the Cathedral organ and the various alterations and improvements it has undergone from time to time. Short biographical notices of the principal English composers, incidentally alluded to in the body of the work, have likewise been introduced, together with a list of their chief contributions to Church music. Considerable pains have been taken to ascertain the correct dates of birth, death, and appointments of each composer. In some cases it has been found impossible to verify these exactly, and, for such shortcomings, the reader's kind indulgence is asked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.