Wylde, Henry
Wylde, Henry
Wylde, Henry, English conductor, composer, and music educator; b. Bushey, Hertfordshire, May 22,1822; d. London, March 13, 1890. He was the son of Henry Wylde, a London organist and composer of glees. He studied piano with Moscheles, then with Cipriani Potter at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1852 he founded in London the New Phil. Society, and conducted its concerts in cooperation with Spohr until 1858, when he took complete charge of its concerts (until 1879). In 1861 he founded the London Academy of Music and later supervised the building of St. George’s Hall (1867) to house it. In 1863 he became a prof. of music there, retaining this post until his death. He publ. The Science of Music (1865), Music in Its Art-Mysteries (1867), Modern Counterpoint in Major Keys (1873), Occult Principles of Music (1881), Music as an Educator (1882), and The Evolution of the Beautiful in Sound (1888). Among his works are Paradise Lost, oratorio after Milton (London, May 11,1853), a Piano Concerto (London, April 14, 1852), songs, and piano pieces.
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