WILLIAM HORSLEY

William Horsley (1774–1858) was born in London, England, son of a pianist. He studied under Theodore Smith, John Wall Callcott, and graduated from Oxford. He held a number of organist positions including Ely Chapel, Holborn; the Asylum for Female Orphans; Belgrave Chapel, Grosvenor Place; and the Charter House. He established the Consentores Sodales (society for propagating the study of concerted vocal music) and was one of the founders of the Philharmonic Society of London (which became the Royal Philharmonic Society). He married John Wall Callcott’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth. Their son Charles Edward was a successful composer and another son John Callcot, a painter is believed to have designed the first Christmas card in 1843. His many compositions includes symphonies, canons, hymns, psalms and chants; and he published five books of glees. His best-known hymn tune is “There is a green hill far away.”

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	Come, follow me	SATB		LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Haymaker’s glee	SATB	Christopher Smart	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Nymphs of the forest arr. John Hullah	SATB	William Drummond	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Oh, the sweet contentment arr. Charles Edward Horsley	SATB	Izaak Walton	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	See the chariot at hand	SATB	Ben Jonson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	When the wind blows in the sweet rose tree arr. John Hullah	SATB	Bryan Waller Procter	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	When the wind blows in the sweet rose tree arr. Charles Edward Horsley	SATB	Bryan Waller Procter	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing