William Hayman Cummings

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-08-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sidbury,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-06-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_Paul's_Cathedral_Choir
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Hayman Cummings
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor introducing Mendelssohn's music to England
associating the tune of Mendelssohn's 'Festgesang' with the carol 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing'
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:music_educator
gptkb:musician
organist
soprano
gptkbp:position Principal of the Guildhall School of Music
Professor at the Guildhall School of Music
Professor at the Royal Academy of Music
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clara_Cummings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commission_for_the_Complete_Works_of_Henry_Purcell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5