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Dr. Pringuer became Organist and Master of the Choir at [[St. Dunstan's, Canterbury]] in 1866 at the age of 14. He then served at St. Matthew's Parish Church, [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] and then for 40 years at St. Mary's Parish Church, [[Stoke Newington]] until his retirement due to ill-health in 1919.<ref>Memorial tablet erected to the memory of Dr. Pringuer at St. Dunstan's, Canterbury</ref> He subsequently went on to become Organist at All Saints, [[Lindfield, West Sussex|Lindfield]].
Dr. Pringuer became Organist and Master of the Choir at [[St. Dunstan's, Canterbury]] in 1866 at the age of 14. He then served at St. Matthew's Parish Church, [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] and then for 40 years at St. Mary's Parish Church, [[Stoke Newington]] until his retirement due to ill-health in 1919.<ref>Memorial tablet erected to the memory of Dr. Pringuer at St. Dunstan's, Canterbury</ref> He subsequently went on to become Organist at All Saints, [[Lindfield, West Sussex|Lindfield]].


==Early life==
==Early life (1852-1869)==


Henry Thomas Pringuer was born on the 23 February 1852 at St. Peter's Place, [[Canterbury]]. His parents were Samuel Freemoult Pringuer (1828-1907), a [[cabinet maker]] of [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]]; and Eliza Hayward (1825-1902) of [[Blean]], [[Kent]].<ref>Birth Certificate: Henry Thomas Pringuer, Q1 1852, Canterbury, vol. 2a, p.504</ref> It is likely that the Pringuer family were [[Hugenot]] refugees, many of whom settled in the [[Canterbury]] area. A good portion of the Pringuer family also worshipped in [[Bethnal Green]] and [[Spitalfields]], both often considered hubs of [[Hugenot]] settlements. Dr. Pringuer was a [[chorister]] at [[Canterbury Cathedral]] under Dr. William Henry Longhurst, and it is believed that it was here where he was introduced to the organ.<ref>''North London Recorder'', 31 October 1930</ref>
Henry Thomas Pringuer was born on the 23 February 1852 at St. Peter's Place, [[Canterbury]]. His parents were Samuel Freemoult Pringuer (1828-1907), a [[cabinet maker]] of [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]]; and Eliza Hayward (1825-1902) of [[Blean]], [[Kent]].<ref>Birth Certificate: Henry Thomas Pringuer, Q1 1852, Canterbury, vol. 2a, p.504</ref> It is likely that the Pringuer family were [[Walloon]] refugees, many of whom settled in the [[Canterbury]] area. A good portion of the Pringuer family also worshipped in [[Bethnal Green]] and [[Spitalfields]], both often considered hubs of [[Walloon]] settlements. In 1861, at the age of just nine and a half, Dr. Pringuer was appointed organist of a chapel in [[Canterbury]] and in 1864, moved to All Saints' Church. Shortly after, he attained the coveted post of [[organist]] at St. Dunstan's.<ref>Surrey Record & Illustrated Journal, no. 22, vol. 2, October 1879</ref>


==St. Matthew's, Redhill==
==St. Matthew's, Redhill==

Revision as of 15:20, 23 February 2011

Dr. Henry Thomas Pringuer DMus(Oxon), BMus(Oxon), FRCO (23 February 1852 - 26 October 1930) was an English composer, organist and one of the first examiners for Trinity College, London.

Dr. Pringuer became Organist and Master of the Choir at St. Dunstan's, Canterbury in 1866 at the age of 14. He then served at St. Matthew's Parish Church, Redhill and then for 40 years at St. Mary's Parish Church, Stoke Newington until his retirement due to ill-health in 1919.[1] He subsequently went on to become Organist at All Saints, Lindfield.

Early life (1852-1869)

Henry Thomas Pringuer was born on the 23 February 1852 at St. Peter's Place, Canterbury. His parents were Samuel Freemoult Pringuer (1828-1907), a cabinet maker of Canterbury, Kent; and Eliza Hayward (1825-1902) of Blean, Kent.[2] It is likely that the Pringuer family were Walloon refugees, many of whom settled in the Canterbury area. A good portion of the Pringuer family also worshipped in Bethnal Green and Spitalfields, both often considered hubs of Walloon settlements. In 1861, at the age of just nine and a half, Dr. Pringuer was appointed organist of a chapel in Canterbury and in 1864, moved to All Saints' Church. Shortly after, he attained the coveted post of organist at St. Dunstan's.[3]

St. Matthew's, Redhill

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Dr. Pringuer in his DMus robes (note that for an unknown reason, the hood is worn inside out)

Dr. Pringuer gained the FRCO on 30 January 1877. The examination which was conducted by Charles Joseph Frost and C. Warwick Jordan included four separate elements: organ playing, harmony, counterpoint and general knowledge of music. On 25 October in the same year he gained the degree of Bachelor of Music from New College, Oxford. The examiners were Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, Charles Corfe (organist of New College) and Leighton George Hayne (organist of Queen's College, Oxford. Candidates for the BMus were required to sumit a composition in five-part harmony with at least five stringed instruments to which no more than ourt wind instruments could be added. Dr. Pringuer's setting was of Psalm 107 and was scored for flute, clarinet, violin, SATTB and double bass.

Dr. Pringuer married his first wife, Julia Griffin on the 4 September 1872 at St. Saviour's, Pimlico; she was the daughter of David Griffin, an engineer.[4] Julia brought with her to the marriage, a daughter Beatrice Maud Griffin, born out of wedlock in 1871.[5]

Trinity College, London

St. Mary's, Stoke Newington

Dr. Pringuer's DMus hood; despite it's age, the cherry pink hasn't faded at all

Dr. Pringuer was organist at St. Mary's for 40 years, and during that time, he service under four rectors: Rev. Thomas Jackson, Preb. Leonard Shelford, Rev. W. Bryant Salmon and Preb. Patrick Cromie. During his time at the church, the choir became renowned throughout London, and the St. Mary's Choir dinners were considered the 'event of the year' in North London church life.[6]

Dr. Pringuer married his second wife, Agnes Sarah Carter at the Parish Church of St. Andrew, Stoke Newington on the 26 November 1892.[7] Baptised on the 12 July 1857 at St. Peter's, Walworth[8], she was the daughter of William Carter, a bank clerk of Tottenham, London, and his wife Hannah Hierous of Streatham, Surrey.[9]

Sadly, at the age of 56, Dr. Pringuer's second wife Agnes died on the 18 November 1913 at Stamford Hill, London. The impressively named Dr. Theophelus Hoskim MRCS certified the death from cirrhosis of the liver.[10]

Just over 10 months after Agnes' death, Dr. Pringuer married his third wife, Florence Mildred Saltmarsh Challen, niece of the artist and painter of Mary Seacole, Albert Challen. Daughter of a land surveyor George Trimnell Challen of Islington, London and his wife Julia Pontifex, Henry and Mildred were married at The Cathedral Church of Christ, Canterbury, on the 3 September 1914.[11]

All Saints, Lindfield

On 26 October 1930, Dr. Pringuer was in the vestry preparing for the evening service at All Saints, Lindfield. The Vicar, Rev. Sidney Swann MA had just congratuled Dr. Pringuer on his rendering of the hymn 'When morning gilds the skies' at the morning service, and then while talking to a choirboy, Dr. Pringuer suddenly collapsed. Dr. C.W. Dood was summoned, but was only able to pronounce life extinct. Speaking at the service afterwards, Rev. Swann said that in the death of Dr. Pringuer, the parish had sustained a 'great loss'.

Dr. Pringuer's funeral took place on 30 October 1930 leaving the residence at 'The Priory', Lindfield for an impressive choral service at the parish church, and then burial at Horsted Keynes.[12]

List of works

  • Holiday Time for Piano Solo (1875)
  • Evening on the Lake for Piano Solo (1875)
  • Queen Bess's Solemn Dance for Piano Solo (1875)
  • A Recollection of Old London for Orchestra (1876)
  • The Message of the Wind a song (1876)
  • Psalm 107 'O give thanks unto the Lord' for slute, clarinet, violin, SATTB and double bass (1877)
  • Psalm 48 'Great is the Lord' for orchestra and SSAATTBB (1885)
  • Guinevere a comic opera (1889)
  • In the Virgin's Arms a carol for SATB and organ (1909)

Notes

  1. ^ Memorial tablet erected to the memory of Dr. Pringuer at St. Dunstan's, Canterbury
  2. ^ Birth Certificate: Henry Thomas Pringuer, Q1 1852, Canterbury, vol. 2a, p.504
  3. ^ Surrey Record & Illustrated Journal, no. 22, vol. 2, October 1879
  4. ^ Henry Thomas Pringuer and Julia Griffin: Marriage Certificate, St, George Hanover Square, vol. 1a, p.682
  5. ^ Beatrice Maud Griffin: Birth Certificate, Q3 1871, Lambeth, vol. 1d, p.290
  6. ^ North London Recorder, 31 October 1930
  7. ^ Henry Thomas Pringuer and Agnes Sarah Carter: Marriage Certificate, Q4 1892, Hackney, vol. 1b, p.952
  8. ^ London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Peter, Walworth, Register of baptisms, P92/PET1, Item 013
  9. ^ Guildhall, St Andrew Holborn, Register of marriages, 1854 - 1856, P69/AND2/A/01/Ms 6672/19
  10. ^ Agnes Sarah Carter: Death Certificate, Q4 1913, Hackney, vol. 1b, p.464
  11. ^ Henry Thomas Pringuer and Florence Mildred Saltmarsh Challen, Q3 1914, Canterbury, vol. 2a, p.2118
  12. ^ North London Recorder, 31 October 1930

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