Ebenezer Prout

PROUT, Ebenezer. b. Oundle, Northamptonshire, 1 March 1835; d. Hackney, London, 5 December 1909. He was the son of a Congregationalist minister, who gave him his first musical instruction. Apart from a course of piano lessons from Charles Salaman, he was entirely self-taught as a musician. He was organist, Union Chapel, Islington (1861-73); professor of piano, Crystal Palace School of Art (1861-64); taught at the National Training School for Music (1876-82), Royal Academy of Music (1879-1909) and Guildhall School of Music (1884-?); conductor, Hackney Choral Association (1876-90); non-resident professor of music, Trinity College, Dublin (1894-1909). He was an active participant in the...