Oliver Arthur King Born 1855 London - Died 23.10.1923 London
His father, James King was a commercial clerk from Halifax, Nova Scotia. There were four children*, Oliver being the youngest. Oliver was a pupil of Joseph Barnaby and William H.Holmes and later in Leipzig studied under Carl Reinecke and Ernst Friedrich Richter.
He was Choirmaster at St.Anne's Church, Soho and later musical director at St.Mary's Marylebone. During her stay in Canada he was the official pianist to Princess Louise. As a concert pianist he toured in Canada and the USA as well as the UK.
Orchestral
'Night' symphonic poem in F Op.22 1880
Piano Concerto 1885 - winner of the Brinsmead Prize
Violin Concerto
'Among the Pines' concert overture Op.36 1882
Concert overture
Chamber
Concert for violin and piano Op.37 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Violin Sonata in D minor Op.40 pub. by Novello, Ewer & Co
Three piano duets in canon form Op.16
Morceau de salon for violin and piano; twelve pieces. pub. by Novello, Ewer & Co.
Piano
Three lyric pieces Op.7
Ballade Op.29
Barcarolle 1879
Berceuse, meditation and valse 1879
'Feu Follet' etude 1914 pub. by Stainer & Bell
Gavotte 1881
'Happy Moments' 6 easy pieces for piano - Gavotte, Mazurka, Humouresque, Crocodile Tears, Valse petite, Tin Khaki. pub. by G Ricordi & Co
Impromptu - caprice in B flat minor 1876
Rhapsodie Op.44 pub. by Edwin Ashdown Ltd.
Vilanella Op.47/1 pub. by J & J Hopkinson
Intermezzo Op.47/2 pub. by J & J Hopkinson
Scherzo Op.47/3 pub. by J & J Hopkinson
Legende No.1 in C sharp minor 1877
Legende No.2 Op.57
Romance
Waltzer Op.79 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Trois Morceaux; Reverie, Chant du Soir, Valse. Op.85 pub. by Stanley Lucas, Weber
Six childrens pieces - Dance, march, Longing, valse lente, carillon, playfulness.
Winter Tales pub. by Schott
Dance of the Sunbeams Op.93
Mazurek Op.98 pub. by Augener & Co.
Nocturne Op.110 pub. by Vincent Music Co.
Six children's pieces; Dance, March, Longing, Valse lente, Carillon, Playfulness. pub. by G Ricordi & Co
Song
Album of duets for soprano and alto
'A Rustic Wooing' words by A Chapman pub. by R Cocks & Co.
'Bright be thy dreams' four part song words by T Moore
'b and Flow' for three female voices words by E Oxenford Op.42/4
'Come, rosey morn' trio for female voices words by E OxenfordOp.42/6 pub. by Novello
'The Cows are in the corn' words by R W Gilder pub. by Metzler & Co.
'Night and Morning' words by F E Weatherley pub. by J B Cramer & Co.
'By Northern Seas' words by G E Troutbeck
'Come to me again' words by E Oxenford Op.30
Ever thine own words by G H Newcombe pub. by Enoch & Sons
'Fair Luna' trio for female voices Op.42/5
'The Golden Gate' with organ obligato words by A. Proctor
'The Old Bridge' words by E Oxenford pub. by Boosey
'Sylvan Echoes' words by E Oxenford Op.38 pub. by J & J Hopkinson
'Sweet Flowers of Spring' trio for womens voices words by E Oxenford Op.42/2 pub. by Novello
'When the Wintry Wind is Blowing'
'For Me' words by S F Harrison pub. by Boosey
'Twilight Fancies'
'Hush'
'Echoes' words by T Moore pub. by Novello, Ewer Ltd
'Israel'
'One Thought' words by F G Bowles pub. by J B Cramer & Co.
The Broken Flower' four part song words by F Hemans
'The Echo Song' 1915 words by F Hemans pub. by Novello
'The Echo of the Song' words by F E Weatherley pub. by Boosey
'The Mocking Bird' words by E. Walton pub. by Chappell & Co.
'The Robber' words by J B Weatherley pub. by J B Cramer & Co.
'The Sands of Dee' Op.90
The Sea hath its Pearls Op.59 pub. by Novello,Ewer Ltd
'The Sherrif' words by F E Weatherley pub. by Hopwood & Crew
'Peacefully Slumber' part song pub. by Novello, Ewer Ltd
'The Curfew' six part song words by Longfellow Op.26 pub. by Novello , Ewer Ltd.
'Slumber On' part song
'Soldier Rest ! words by Sir Walter Scott pub. by Novello
'Baby Dear' part song
'Winter Thoughts' words by G E Troutbeck
'When Nature wakes' two part song words by F M
'The Voice of Old' [i] words by E Oxenford]
'Visions and Voices' words by H L D Jaxone
'Day Dreams' two part song words by E Walton
'The Lyre and the Flower' two part song words by F Hemans
'Joy and Pleasure' two part song words by F Hemans
'Now a smile, and now a frown' two part song
'Elves in the Wild-wood two part song words by F Hemans
'Good Night' words by F Hemans
'To Daffodils' two part song words by R Herrick pub. by Novello, Ewer Ltd.
'Till the end of time' words by F F Moore
Vocal
'Sands of Dee' for chorus and orchestra words by C Kingsley Op.90 pub. by Novello, Ewer Ltd.
'Three Fishers' - ballad for chorus and orchestra words by C Kingsley Op.112
'Romance of the Roses' cantata Op.80 pub. by Novello, Ewer Ltd.
'By the Waters of Babylon' Psalm for soloist, chorus and orchestra Op.50
'The Naiades' cantata for soprano, contralto two part chorus and piano Op.56words by E Oxenford pub by Novello, Ewer Ltd.
'Proserpina' cantata with orchestra words by E Walton Op.93 pub. by R. Cocks & Co
Te Deum
Organ
Suite for organ Op.60
Wedding Suite - Carillon and bridal procession, intermezzo, andantino, nuptial march Op.120
Offertoire
Suite for organ in G Op.108
Offertoire No.2 Ritornello, Andante pastorale, March funebre, Pavan. Op.109
Interlude
Organ Sonata on a German chorale Op.71 1891
Jerusalem on High
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Emily Maria King 1848
Jane Eliza King 1850
Sidney H. King1852
Oliver Arthur King 1855-1923
A vocal score, anyway, of a setting for soprano solo, chorus and orchestra of the Psalm By the waters of Babylon (his op.50, pub.ca.1889?) exists. For organ a suite, Op.60, was published in the 1930s (reprint I assume?) by Donajowski.
The Legend no.1 in C-sharp minor was published by 1877 (and is registered in HMB in that year, as is the Impromptu-caprice in B-flat minor). The Symphony in F Night gets registered in its European publication as op.22 in 1884 (Op.16 the same month). 1887 saw 12 pieces for violin or cello and piano (given op.25 in a later announcement) published by Novello ; also "Sechs Duette f. S. u. Ca. m. Pfte, m. engl. Text." (Ca. = ?? Hrm. It's a OCR rendering of what in the original scan is C-superscript-a - maybe contralto?) Also to add to this list, the 3 Characteristic pieces (Scherzo, Abendlied, March) published by Novello by 1888.
Op.108, another suite for organ (in G) was published by Augener in 1900. Schmidt (Arthur or CF - I think Arthur) published a wedding suite , op.120 for the organ in 1911.
Prosperina should probably be Proserpina (a rather better-known figure rather than a female Prospero) , after the legend, a cantata with text by E. Walton, "Cantata for Soprano and Contralto Soli, Chorus - female voices - and orchestra.", his Opus 93 acc. to Worldcat (which has a version translated into sol-fa notation by Percy Jackman; such translations and others were common experiments then I gather, looking over LoC scans... and perhaps earlier and later too, I don't deny.)
The Naiads : a cantata for female voices (soprano and contralto soli and two-part chorus) with pianoforte accompaniment is Op.56.
Op.71 is specifically Sonata on a German Chorale, pub.1891 by Novello.