About Richard Layton
Lived 1815 – 1893 (aged 77–78). Richard Layton was a composer.
Richard Layton (1815 – 21 March 1893) was an organist and composer based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Life
He was born in Peterborough in 1815, the son of Richard Layton (1786 - 1874), the Sexton of Peterborough Cathedral, and Martha Frisby. He was baptised on 26 March 1815.
He was a dealer in musical instruments based in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He died on 21 March 1893 and left £633 15s to his wife, Eliza.
Appointments
Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford 1836 - ca. 1876 Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford Organist of St George's Church, Stamford ca. 1878
Works
He wrote Hark the brazen trumpet sounds. 1841 The Rosy Morn. 1843 Star of Hope Polka Song of the Snow (words by S.L. Moore). 1873. Old Lindum Polka.
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Who was Richard Layton?
British organist
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Richard Layton was born in 1815.
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Richard Layton died on 21 March 1893.
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Richard Layton was a composer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Richard Layton (organist)
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