Atkins, Ivor, 1869-1953

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Name (Latin)
Atkins, Ivor, 1869-1953
Other forms of name
Atkins, Ivor, Sir, 1869-1953
Date of birth
1869-11-29
Date of death
1953-11-26
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
Composers
Editors
Organists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 7653600
Wikidata: Q6099316
Library of congress: n 84130843
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Wikipedia description:

Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins (29 November 1869 – 26 November 1953) was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral from 1897 to 1950, and a friend of and collaborator with Edward Elgar. He is remembered for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble. He is also well known for "The Three Kings", an arrangement of a song by Peter Cornelius. Atkins was also a composer of songs, church music, service settings and anthems.

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