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30: 211:. Through him, Hunt became interested in the instrument. He first heard it played on 2 October 1928, at a concert of the German Singers, a touring German choir which interspersed instrumental pieces by Purcell, played on recorders and strings, with the choral numbers; he was inspired by its purity of tone. 223:
in Oxford, together with various prototypes he made during his career as maker and designer of instruments. His papers, together with those of his father, Hubert Hunt, and his sister Enid, former archivist of the Bristol Madrigal Society, were donated by Hunt's daughter to the Centre for the History
29: 383: 388: 136:, and was conductor of the Bristol Madrigal Society and musical director of the Bristol Gentlemen's Musical Club, while his mother, Clara Harriett 220: 35: 167:. He took his diploma in 1930 but continued to attend the college until 1933; he took further lessons, and tried without success to obtain a 378: 348:. Bristol: Centre for the History of Music in Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth, Department of Music, University of Bristol. 393: 132:, on 28 June 1909, into a musical family. His father Hubert Hunt had since 1901 been the organist and master of choristers at 324: 179:, and when it was over worked there for a further year. In 1937 he began working at the London branch of music publishers 140:
Clements, had been a singer and teacher of music but had given it up on her marriage. Among his father's friends were Sir
101: 203:, and had in 1886 discovered in the stores of the Chester Archaeological Society a remarkable consort of recorders by 105: 184: 156: 113: 175:. From 1933 to 1936 he undertook an apprenticeship in the music printing works of the music publishing house 152: 225: 208: 373: 368: 97: 200: 196: 176: 172: 133: 260: 160: 129: 54: 145: 341: 180: 164: 141: 109: 362: 320: 204: 224:
of Music in Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth in the music department of the
117: 93: 77: 112:, of which he was later president. He was head of the early music department at 264: 252: 108:, of which he was musical director for more than fifty years, and of the 286: 308: 168: 311:. The Society of Recorder Players. Accessed November 2014. 92:(28 June 1909 – 16 March 2006) was a British musician and 219:
Hunt's collection of historic recorders is now in the
259:, online edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 73: 61: 48: 43: 20: 120:in the world to introduce a diploma in recorder. 100:in Britain in general, and in the revival of the 155:and in 1927 got a scholarship to study flute at 104:in particular. He was a founding member of the 8: 195:The director of studies at Trinity was Sir 28: 17: 281: 279: 277: 275: 257:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 237: 34:Teaching at a recorder workshop at the 221:Bate Collection of Musical Instruments 199:, who had previously been organist of 128:Hunt was born at 2 Upper Byron Place, 384:Academics of Trinity College of Music 251:Anne Pimlott Baker (September 2010). 247: 245: 243: 241: 7: 389:Alumni of Trinity College of Music 14: 159:, London, where he studied under 253:Hunt, Edgar Hubert (1909–2006) 1: 342:The Edgar Hunt Estate Bequest 325:The German Singers In England 309:Edgar Hubert Hunt (1909–2006) 96:. He was a key figure in the 148:and Eric Marshall Johnson. 106:Society of Recorder Players 410: 291:The Galpin Society Journal 80:, recorder player, teacher 331:. Accessed November 2014. 27: 379:British recorder players 185:Great Marlborough Street 157:Trinity College of Music 114:Trinity College of Music 298:(subscription required) 268:(subscription required) 394:20th-century flautists 287:Edgar Hunt (1909–2006) 285:Hélène La Rue (2006). 265:10.1093/ref:odnb/98414 153:Bristol Grammar School 116:, which was the first 44:Background information 340:James Hobson (2008). 296:(May 2006): 288–291. 226:University of Bristol 352:(Summer 2008): 1–2. 323:(1 December 1928). 98:early music revival 209:Chester Recorders 201:Chester Cathedral 197:Joseph Cox Bridge 177:Novello & Co. 173:Durham University 134:Bristol Cathedral 90:Edgar Hubert Hunt 84: 83: 38:in Oxford in 2001 22:Edgar Hubert Hunt 401: 353: 338: 332: 318: 312: 306: 300: 299: 283: 270: 269: 249: 161:Albert Fransella 130:Clifton, Bristol 68: 55:Clifton, Bristol 32: 18: 409: 408: 404: 403: 402: 400: 399: 398: 359: 358: 357: 356: 339: 335: 319: 315: 307: 303: 297: 284: 273: 267: 250: 239: 234: 217: 193: 146:Edmund Fellowes 126: 87: 66: 53: 39: 36:Bate Collection 23: 12: 11: 5: 407: 405: 397: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 361: 360: 355: 354: 333: 313: 301: 271: 236: 235: 233: 230: 216: 213: 192: 189: 181:Schott and Co. 165:Robert Murchie 142:Walford Davies 125: 122: 110:Galpin Society 86:Musical artist 85: 82: 81: 75: 71: 70: 69:(aged 96) 63: 59: 58: 50: 46: 45: 41: 40: 33: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 406: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 366: 364: 351: 347: 343: 337: 334: 330: 329:The Spectator 326: 322: 321:Rolf Gardiner 317: 314: 310: 305: 302: 295: 292: 288: 282: 280: 278: 276: 272: 266: 262: 258: 254: 248: 246: 244: 242: 238: 231: 229: 227: 222: 214: 212: 210: 206: 205:Peter Bressan 202: 198: 190: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 151:Hunt went to 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 123: 121: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 79: 76: 74:Occupation(s) 72: 65:16 March 2006 64: 60: 56: 51: 47: 42: 37: 31: 26: 19: 16: 349: 346:CHOMBEC News 345: 336: 328: 316: 304: 293: 290: 289:(obituary). 256: 218: 194: 191:The recorder 171:degree from 150: 137: 127: 118:conservatory 94:musicologist 89: 88: 78:Musicologist 67:(2006-03-16) 52:28 June 1909 15: 374:2006 deaths 369:1909 births 363:Categories 232:References 124:Early life 57:, England 102:recorder 215:Legacy 207:, the 169:BMus 163:and 62:Died 49:Born 261:doi 183:in 138:née 365:: 344:. 327:. 294:59 274:^ 255:. 240:^ 228:. 187:. 144:, 350:5 263::

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black-and-whte photo of a very old man teaching music
Bate Collection
Clifton, Bristol
Musicologist
musicologist
early music revival
recorder
Society of Recorder Players
Galpin Society
Trinity College of Music
conservatory
Clifton, Bristol
Bristol Cathedral
Walford Davies
Edmund Fellowes
Bristol Grammar School
Trinity College of Music
Albert Fransella
Robert Murchie
BMus
Durham University
Novello & Co.
Schott and Co.
Great Marlborough Street
Joseph Cox Bridge
Chester Cathedral
Peter Bressan
Chester Recorders
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
University of Bristol

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