Stephen Samuel Stratton
Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an organist and author based in England.[1]
Life[]
He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.
He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post. He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of British Musical Biography published in 1897.
Appointments[]
- Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London
- Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet
- Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham 1867 - 1875
- Organist of St. John's Church, Harborne 1875 - 1878
- Organist of the Church of the Saviour, Birmingham 1878 - 1882
Publications[]
His publications include:
- British Musical Biography, with James Duff Brown
- The Life of Mendelssohn
- Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
References[]
- ^ Who's who in music, Henry Saxe Wyndham, 1915
External links[]
- Works by Stephen Samuel Stratton at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Stephen Samuel Stratton at Internet Archive
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