Edward Francis Rimbault

RIMBAULT, Edward Francis. b. London, 13 June 1816; d. London, 26 September 1876. Born in Soho, he was the son of Stephen Francis Rimbault (1773-1837), organist of St Giles-in-the-Fields. He studied music with Samuel Wesley (III)* and William Crotch and became organist of the Swiss Church, Soho, at the age of 16; subsequently he was organist of various London churches. He was an important musicologist, especially in the field of early vocal music, both sacred and secular. He was one of the founders of the Musical Antiquarian Society and the Percy Society, both established in 1840, and was on the committee of the Handel Society from 1844; for all three organisations he edited a number of...