After teaching at Haileybury and St Edmund's School, Canterbury, he became organist of St John the Baptist, Leicester. His first important post was as organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, in 1913 – a post which he held until 1920 and which he combined with the post of Professor of Theory at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.[3] During his stay in Dublin, he became Professor of Music at University College Dublin between 1916 and 1920, filling temporarily the post of Heinrich Bewerunge (1862-1923).
He died in Kensington, London, where he was living at 5, Argyll Road, in 1944.
Writingsedit
The Art of Counterpoint, and its Application as a Decorative Principle (London, 1907)
The Evolution of Harmony (London, 1914)
Applied Strict Counterpoint (London, 1916)
Elementary Harmony, three volumes (London, 1920–26)
Additional Exercises to Elementary Harmony (1926)
Rudiments of Music (London, 1926)
Counterpoint for Beginners (London, 1927)
Invertible Counterpoint and Canon (London, 1927)
The Elements of Fugal Construction (London, 1929)
Six Lectures on Accompanied Vocal Writing (London, 1930)
Contrapuntal Harmony for Beginners (London, 1931)
Rudiments of Music for Junior Classes (London, 1931)
The Elements of Musical Composition (London, 1936)
Composition - Introit for Whitsuntide - Fountain of Sweets (1931)
Referencesedit
^"Kitson, Charles Herbert (KT893CH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"University intelligence". The Times. No. 36770. London. 17 May 1902. p. 11.
^Houston, Kerry: "Kitson, Charles Herbert", in: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. Harry White & Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 571–2.
Shaw, Watkins. "Kitson, Charles Herbert". Grove Music Online (subscription access)
AIM25 entry for Kitson Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today
January 01, 1970
charles, herbert, kitson, november, 1874, 1944, english, organist, teacher, music, educator, author, several, books, harmony, counterpoint, contents, biography, writings, references, sources, external, linksbiography, editkitson, born, leyburn, yorkshire, atte. Charles Herbert Kitson 13 November 1874 13 May 1944 was an English organist teacher and music educator author of several books on harmony and counterpoint Contents 1 Biography 2 Writings 3 References 4 Sources and external linksBiography editKitson was born in Leyburn Yorkshire and attended school in Ripon Intending originally to take holy orders he took his BA 1896 and MA 1904 at Cambridge where he was organ scholar of Selwyn College 1 Between those dates he also took the BMus 1897 and DMus 1902 degrees at Oxford 2 as an external student After teaching at Haileybury and St Edmund s School Canterbury he became organist of St John the Baptist Leicester His first important post was as organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin in 1913 a post which he held until 1920 and which he combined with the post of Professor of Theory at the Royal Irish Academy of Music 3 During his stay in Dublin he became Professor of Music at University College Dublin between 1916 and 1920 filling temporarily the post of Heinrich Bewerunge 1862 1923 In 1920 he resigned both posts and returned to England settling in London where he joined the staff of the Royal College of Music 4 The same year he also succeeded Percy Buck as Professor of Music at Trinity College Dublin a non residential post from which he retired in 1935 Among his notable pupils are Hubert Clifford Arthur Duff Arwel Hughes John F Larchet Herbert Sanders Robert Still Michael Tippett and S Drummond Wolff He died in Kensington London where he was living at 5 Argyll Road in 1944 Writings editThe Art of Counterpoint and its Application as a Decorative Principle London 1907 The Evolution of Harmony London 1914 Applied Strict Counterpoint London 1916 Elementary Harmony three volumes London 1920 26 Additional Exercises to Elementary Harmony 1926 Rudiments of Music London 1926 Counterpoint for Beginners London 1927 Invertible Counterpoint and Canon London 1927 The Elements of Fugal Construction London 1929 Six Lectures on Accompanied Vocal Writing London 1930 Contrapuntal Harmony for Beginners London 1931 Rudiments of Music for Junior Classes London 1931 The Elements of Musical Composition London 1936 Composition Introit for Whitsuntide Fountain of Sweets 1931 References edit Kitson Charles Herbert KT893CH A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge University intelligence The Times No 36770 London 17 May 1902 p 11 Houston Kerry Kitson Charles Herbert in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland ed Harry White amp Barra Boydell Dublin UCD Press 2013 p 571 2 Obituary RCM Magazine No 40 2 1944 pp 57 8Sources and external links editShaw Watkins Kitson Charles Herbert Grove Music Online subscription access Entry for Kitson at Christ Church Cathedral website AIM25 entry for Kitson Archived 23 December 2012 at archive today Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Herbert Kitson amp oldid 1220838346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
