John Stainer

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Sir John Stainer (London, 6 June 1840 – Verona, 31 March 1901) was an English composer and organist whose music, though not generally greatly admired today (with the possible exception of The Crucifixion), was much performed during his lifetime. His work as choir trainer and organist, however, set standards for Anglican church music which are still influential. He was also active as an academic, becoming professor of music at Oxford University in 1889. According to Peter Charlton's Stainer biography, Arthur Sullivan's tribute to Stainer was blunt and memorable: "He is a genius". Stainer was born in Southwark, London, on 6 June 1840. As a boy, he sang in the choir of St Paul's Cathedral. A house in the present choir school is named after him. At the age of 16, he was appointed by Sir Frederick Ouseley to the post of organist at the newly founded St. Michael's College, Tenbury. Because of a childhood accident, Stainer had lost the use of one eye; for a brief period in 1875 he lost that of the other too. In 1860 he became organist at Magdalen College, Oxford, moving to St Paul's Cathedral in 1872. Thirteen years afterwards, he was awarded an honorary degree by Durham University; and he became professor of music at Oxford University in 1889. He conducted pioneering research into early music, notably the output of Guillaume Dufay, then scarcely known even among experts. He also contributed a small treatise, Composition, to the famous series of Novello musical primers. In recogni

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The Crucifixion

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Stainer: Crucifixion (The)

STAINER: The Crucifixion

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God So Loved the World

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Stainer: God So Loved the World

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Christmas

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Christmas Piano - Relaxing Study Music - Christmas Edition

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John Stainer: The Crucifixion

Christmas (The 12 Days Of)

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Classical Carols Collection

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The Crucifixion: IX. Chorus – God so loved the world

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Christmas Piano - Classy Classical Christmas Compositions

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