E. T. SWEETING

Edward Thomas Sweeting (1863-1930) was born in Alsager, Cheshire, England. He held positions as organist at St. Mary’s Kensington and Rossall School, Lancashire, where he taught the future Sir Thomas Beecham. He was organist and director of the choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, from 1897-1901. He then became Organist and a Master of Music of Winchester College. He was recognized as an accomplished organist, a collector of folk songs, and an arranger of choral pieces, and other vocal works. He died in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

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Evening

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William Ernest Henley
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Johnnie Cope

 
traditional
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Tewkesbury Road

 
John Masefield
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The Deil’s awa wi’ th’ Exciseman

 
Robert Burns
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The trees they do grow high

 
folk song
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