Henry Forbes
Henry Forbes (1804 – 24 November 1859) was an English pianist, organist and composer. Forbes was a pupil of George Thomas Smart, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ignaz Moscheles, and Henri Herz, and had greater success as executant and teacher than as composer. While organist of St Luke's Church, Chelsea, a London church, he published (1843) National Psalmody, containing some original numbers.
Henry Forbes
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1859
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- composer · organist · pianist
- Languages
- English
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Henry Forbes (1804 – 24 November 1859) was an English pianist, organist and composer. Forbes was a pupil of George Thomas Smart, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ignaz Moscheles, and Henri Herz, and had greater success as executant and teacher than as composer. While organist of St Luke's Church, Chelsea, a London church, he published (1843) National Psalmody, containing some original numbers.
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