Short Name: | William Gawler |
Full Name: | Gawler, William, 1750-1809 |
Birth Year: | 1750 |
Death Year: | 1809 |
Born: 1750, Lambeth, London, England.
Died: March 15, 1809, London, England.
Son of a schoolmaster, Gawler was an organist, teacher, and composer. His Op. 2, a collection of pieces for harpsichord or pianoforte, was published by Preston in the Strand in 1780. Harmonia Sacra, containing psalm tunes, anthems, hymns, and a voluntary, appeared in 1781. In 1784 Gawler was appointed organist (with a salary of £63l) to the Asylum for Female Orphans, Lambeth; he composed for their chapel music (Op. 16) to ‘Twelve Divine Songs’ by Isaac Watts, and collected the psalm tunes in use there in 1785; two sets of voluntaries for the organ (Grove); and some patriotic songs. He was parish clerk at Lambeth for many years, retiring in 1802. His works include:
Psalms and Hymns Used at the Asylum for Female Orphans, 1785
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Tunes by William Gawler (1) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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ST. MICHAELS (German) | William Gawler (Composer) | 11 | 55435 43243 16217 |