Stephen Samuel Stratton

Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an English music critic, organist and author.

Life

He was born in London on 19 December 1840. He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.^[1]

He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post in 1877, holding the post until his death.^[2] He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press. He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of British Musical Biography published in 1897.^[1]

Appointments

• Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London
• Organist of St. James' Church, Friern Barnet
• Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham 1867 - 1875
• Organist of St. John's Church, Harborne 1875 - 1878
• Organist of the Church of the Saviour, Birmingham 1878 - 1882

Publications

• Stratton, Stephen S. (1882–1883). "Woman in Relation to Musical Art". Proceedings of the Musical Association. 9th Sess: 115–146. JSTOR 765220.
• British Musical Biography, with James Duff Brown
• The Life of Mendelssohn
• Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work