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Royal Academy of Music.
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Edgar Pettman
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Born in Dunkirk, Kent, in 1881 he entered the Royal Academy of Music where he was taught under George Alexander Macfarren. He was organist at a number of London churches, including Street Mary"s, Kilburn and Street James"s Church, Piccadilly until his retirement in 1924. Although the composer of a number of anthems and other church music, he is best known for his 1892 book Modern Christmas carols in which he arranged a number of now popular carols such as I Saw a Maiden and Gabriel"s Message, both harmonised hymns based on Basque carol melodies.
He was also an early editor of the works of Thomas Tallis, publishing an edition in 1900.
