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Herbert Howells

Herbert Norman Howells was born on October 17, 1892 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. He was born into a very poor family and had eight older siblings of which five were brothers and two were sisters. His father was a plumber and also played the organ at a local Baptist chapel. Howells' older sister was the one who taught him how to play the piano but he also assisted his father on the organ quite often. Howells was interested in music composition his whole life and knew from a very young age that he wanted to be a composer. In 1912 Howells won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music after a friend who attended the College persuaded Howells in submit one of his pieces. At the Royal College of Music he received his primary education in composition studying music history and literature with Sir Hubert Parry, composition with Stanford, lessons in harmony and counterpoint with Charles Wood, lessons in organ performance with Sir Walter Parratt, and choral......

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