Edward Dearle

Edward Dearle (2 March 1806 – 20 March 1891) was an organist and composer based in England.^[1]

Life

He was born in Cambridge in 1806 the son of John Dearle and Harriet Harrison, and was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge by John Pratt, the organist.^[2]

He was awarded Bachelor of Music at Cambridge in 1836 and Doctor of Music in 1842.^[3]

In 1837 he won the Gresham Prize for his anthem Turn thee again.^[4]

He was a founder of Trinity College, Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London in 1875.

He married Catherine Mullins (1817–1880) and they had the following children:

• Edward John Dearle (1833–1896)
• Harriett Dearle (1835–1906)
• Sophia Dearle (1837–1908)
• Clara Sophia Dearle (1841–1911)
• Julia Catherine Dearle (1844–1881)
• Elizabeth Dearle (1845–1916)
• Catherine Mary Dearle (1846–1914)
• Louisa Anna Dearle (1848–1874)
• Ada Dearle (1850–1899)
• John George Dearle (b. 1851)

Appointments

• Organist of St. Paul's Church, Deptford 1827–1830
• Organist of Blackheath Parish Church 1830–1832
• Organist of St. Peter's Church, Wisbeach 1832–1833^[5]
• Organist of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick 1833–1835
• Organist of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1835^[6] – 1864

Compositions

His compositions include:

• Anthem Turn thee again
• Morning Service in C
• Evening Service in A
• Evening Service in G minor
• Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis in F
• Oratorio Israel in The Wilderness