65:
was a well known organist and composer. His other three sons also became musicians: James Joseph Calkin (1813–1868) was a violinist; Joseph Calkin (1816–1874), stage name
Tennielli, was a tenor; George Calkin (1829–1911) was a cellist and organist.
90:
228:
39:
42:(completed in 1826), and he held the post for thirty years. He played the cello at concerts of the Philharmonic Society and at the
160:
132:
223:
74:
Calkin's compositions include an overture and symphony for orchestra, string quartets, piano music, and sixteen books of
117:
122:
218:
213:
62:
32:
190:
43:
75:
46:. His life was mostly dedicated to teaching, in which he acquired a considerable reputation.
165:
82:
193:
Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St
Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood
127:
28:
207:
19:(19 September 1786 – 18 January 1862) was an English organist, composer and teacher.
121:
86:
177:
50:
169:
89:. His madrigal "When Chloris weeps", gained in 1846 a prize from the
27:
Calkin was born in London in 1786, and studied under Thomas Lyon and
195:, ed. Walter H Godfrey and W McB. Marcham (London, 1952), pp. 70-79
164:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 23 September 2004.
136:. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 322.
31:. He was one of the earliest members and directors of the
197:British History Online, retrieved 14 October 2023.
81:A string quartet was performed in 1823 at the
8:
161:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
112:
110:
108:
106:
102:
38:He was appointed the first organist of
153:
151:
149:
147:
145:
143:
7:
14:
49:Calkin died at 12 Oakley Square,
133:Dictionary of National Biography
40:St Peter's Church, Regent Square
229:19th-century British composers
1:
178:UK public library membership
245:
191:'The Harrison Estate', in
85:, played by its dedicatee
91:Western Madrigal Society
118:Squire, William Barclay
224:19th-century organists
170:10.1093/ref:odnb/4392
123:"Calkin, James"
63:John Baptiste Calkin
33:Philharmonic Society
53:, London, in 1862.
44:Royal Italian Opera
176:(Subscription or
158:"Calkin, James".
76:organ voluntaries
236:
198:
188:
182:
181:
173:
155:
138:
137:
125:
114:
83:British Concerts
244:
243:
239:
238:
237:
235:
234:
233:
204:
203:
202:
201:
189:
185:
175:
157:
156:
141:
128:Stephen, Leslie
116:
115:
104:
99:
72:
59:
25:
12:
11:
5:
242:
240:
232:
231:
226:
221:
216:
206:
205:
200:
199:
183:
139:
101:
100:
98:
95:
71:
68:
58:
55:
29:William Crotch
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
241:
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
209:
196:
194:
187:
184:
179:
171:
167:
163:
162:
154:
152:
150:
148:
146:
144:
140:
135:
134:
129:
124:
119:
113:
111:
109:
107:
103:
96:
94:
92:
88:
84:
79:
77:
69:
67:
64:
56:
54:
52:
47:
45:
41:
36:
34:
30:
22:
20:
18:
192:
186:
159:
131:
87:Nicolas Mori
80:
73:
60:
48:
37:
26:
17:James Calkin
16:
15:
219:1862 deaths
214:1786 births
51:Camden Town
208:Categories
180:required.)
97:References
35:in 1823.
120:(1885).
61:His son
130:(ed.).
174:
57:Family
126:. In
70:Works
23:Life
166:doi
210::
142:^
105:^
93:.
78:.
172:.
168::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.