Haydn Keeton
Illustration — Memorial in Peterborough Cathedral Haydn Keeton (26 October 1847, in Mosborough – 27 May 1921, in Peterborough) was a cathedral organist, who served at Peterborough Cathedral.
Haydn Keeton
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- Born
- 1847 · Yorkshire.
- Died
- 1921 · Peterborough.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- composer · organist · music educator
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Haydn Keeton was born in Mosborough. His father Edwin Keeton was organist at Eckington Parish Church. He was a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he studied with George Elvey. He graduated at Oxford as B.Mus. (1869) and D.Mus. (1877). He became the organist and choir master at Peterborough in 1870, where he also conducted the local orchestral society for 25 years and the Choral Union for 20 years. Some of his more famous pupils include Alfred Whitehead, Malcolm Sargent, and Thomas Armstrong. His compositions include a Symphony for orchestra, organ voluntaries, piano pieces, songs, services, psalm chants, and anthems including "Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer" (Meadowcroft Prize); also wrote a singing method (London, 1892). He is buried in Peterborough Cathedral.
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Organist of: • Datchet Parish Church 1867 - 1870 • Peterborough Cathedral 1870 - 1921
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- 1.Watkins Shaw, The Succession of Organists
- 2.Keeton, Haydn.
- 3.James Brown, British Musical Biography (London, 1897)
- 4.James Brown, Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (London, 1886)
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