London Organ School and College of Music

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The London Organ School and College of Music was a music school established in 1865 by Frederick Scotson Clark. It later merged with other schools to become the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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The school was established in 1865 by Frederick Scotson Clark (1840–83), [1] based at 3 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, London. [2] At Scotson's death, the management of the school was taken on by his brother Henry. [3]

In 1884, the school was described as having about 300 students under instruction: the fees being 21. 2s. per course of 12 lessons. Pupils are admitted at any age, and can join at any time. [4]

In 1887, the management of the school passed to Dr Yorke Trotter (1854–1934). [5]

London Organ School and International College of Music advertisement (1900) London Organ School and International College of Music advertisement (1900).jpg
London Organ School and International College of Music advertisement (1900)

By May 1900, the school was known as the London Organ School and International College of Music. [6]

In March 1903, the school changed its name to the London Music School. [7]

In 1904, the school joined with other London schools of music and of drama under the aegis of the London Academy of Music (established 1861), the whole eventually becoming in 1935 the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

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In May 1900, the school was advertising that it owned three three-manual practice organs. [6]

In about 1900, a four-manual organ was built for the school by Thomas Casson (1842–1910). [8] It was considered unusual for having a 32' stop - a 'Dolce' (to middle C) on the Great division. [9] This instrument was moved to the Shaftesbury Cinema, Portsmouth, in 1921. [8]

About 1906, a two-manual organ from the school was transferred to St Barnabas church, Manor Park, in east London. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Squire, W. B. "Clark, Frederick Scotson (1840–83), organist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Online resource. Accessed 9 Dec. 2018
  2. ↑ 'Lemmens Organ Concert'. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 22, No. 461 (Jul. 1, 1881), p. 379
  3. 1 2 3 4 De Ternant, Andrew. 'Dr. Yorke Trotter and the London Organ School'. The Musical Times, Vol. 75, No. 1096 (Jun., 1934), p.539
  4. ↑ Our Schools and Colleges Vol.2. by F. S. Dumaresq de Carteret-Bisson (London : Simpkin, Marshall & co., 1884)
  5. 1 2 Stanley Chapple. 'Thomas Henry Yorke Trotter'. The Musical Times, Vol. 75, No. 1095 (May, 1934), pp. 466-467
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 'Front Matter'. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 41, No. 687 (May 1, 1900), p.297
  7. ↑ 'Frint Matter'.The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 44, No. 721 (Mar. 1, 1903), p. 194
  8. 1 2 "Middlesex Marylebone, London Organ School, Princes, Street, Cavendish Square, Later London Academy of Music [E00820]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Arthur E. Teggin.'Some Further Notes on Manual 32-ft. Stops, Etc.'. The Musical Times, Vol. 59, No. 909 (Nov. 1, 1918), pp. 512-513
  10. ↑ 'Haycfroft Scrapbooks' (Vol 2, p81; p84; p97). The British Organ Archive, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham, UK.
  11. ↑ 'Schumann's "Manfred"'. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 40, No. 677 (Jul. 1, 1899), p. 473
  12. ↑ 'Athalie'. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 41, No. 689 (Jul. 1, 1900), p. 479
  13. ↑ 'Music in Liverpool'. The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 36, No. 629 (Jul. 1, 1895), p. 476
  14. 1 2 3 'Englishmen Are Nowhere'. The Musical Times, Vol. 64, No. 959 (Jan. 1, 1923), p. 58

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