Edmund Hart Turpin

1835–1907 (age 72)

Biography

Edmund Hart Turpin (1835–1907) served as a composer and church organist whose compositions and liturgical arrangements enriched the Anglican choral tradition during a long ministry in London.

His gentle discipline at the console and his thoughtful writings on music theory left a steadying influence on choristers and congregations, and his devotion to sacred song is remembered at Highgate.