About Herbert Howells
Herbert Norman Howells was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music. Herbert Norman Howells (17 October 1892 – 23 February 1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music. More typical of the works with which Howells was later associated were his earliest important compositions for organ, the first set of Psalm Preludes (1915–16) and the first of the op. 17 Rhapsodies. Howells and Gurney became close friends, going on long walks through the Gloucestershire countryside discussing their shared love of music and English literature.
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