Clark, Frederick Scotson
Clark, Frederick Scotson
Clark, Frederick Scotson, English organist,pedagogue, composer, and clergyman of Irish descent; b. London, Nov. 16, 1840; d. there, July 5, 1883. He studied piano and organ with his mother, with Sergent in Paris, and with E.J. Hopkins. After representing Great Britain at the Paris Exhibition in 1878, he continued his training with Sterndale Bennett and Goss at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was active as an organist in London, where he organized an organ school which later became the London Organ School. In 1865 he became organist at Exeter Coll., Oxford. In 1867 he received his B.Mus. from Oxford and completed his studies for the priesthood. After serving the Lutheran church in Stuttgart, he settled in London in 1873. He wrote over 500 works, including piano, harmonium, and organ pieces. Among the latter were 48 effective voluntaries. He also pubi, a Method for the Harmonium (London, 1858).
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