Edward Dearle

Edward Dearle (2 March 1806 – 20 March 1891) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]

Life

He was born in Cambridge in 1806 the son of John Dearle and Harriet Harrison, and was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge by John Pratt, the organist.[2]

He was awarded Bachelor of Music at Cambridge in 1836 and Doctor of Music in 1842.[3]

In 1837 he won the Gresham Prize for his anthem Turn thee again.[4]

He was a founder of Trinity College, Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London in 1875.

He married Catherine Mullins (1817 – 1880) and they had the following children:

  • Edward John Dearle (1833 - 1896)
  • Harriett Dearle (1835 - 1906)
  • Sophia Dearle (1837 – 1908)
  • Clara Sophia Dearle (1841 - 1911)
  • Julia Catherine Dearle (1844 – 1881)
  • Elizabeth Dearle (1845 – 1916)
  • Catherine Mary Dearle (1846 – 1914)
  • Louisa Anna Dearle (1848 – 1874)
  • Ada Dearle (1850 – 1899)
  • John George Dearle (b. 1851)

Appointments
  • Organist of St. Paul's Church, Deptford 1827 - 1830
  • Organist of Blackheath Parish Church 1830 - 1832
  • Organist of St. Peter's Church, Wisbeach 1832 - 1833[5]
  • Organist of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick 1833 - 1835
  • Organist of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1835[6] - 1864

Compositions

His compositions include:

  • Anthem Turn thee again
  • Morning Service in C
  • Evening Service in A
  • Evening Service in G minor
  • Oratorio Israel in Egypt

References
  1. Brown, James D. & Stratton, Stephen S. (1897) British Musical Biography. Birmingham: S. S. Stratton
  2. Brown, Cornelius (1907). History of Newark-on-Trent: being the life story of an ancient town, Volume 2. p. 202. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Dearle, Edward (DRL835E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 163. A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1838
  5. Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette - Saturday 19 January 1833
  6. Hull Packet - Friday 3 April 1835
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