Timothy Essex facts for kids

Timothy Essex (born around 1765, died 1847) was an English composer. He was also a talented musician and a popular music teacher.

His Life Story

Timothy Essex was born around 1765 in a town called Coventry, Warwickshire, in England. His father was also named Timothy Essex, and he had a sister named Margaret Essex.

When he was about 13 years old, Timothy started playing the flute and violin just for fun. His father saw how much he loved music and allowed him to study it as a career.

In 1786, Timothy became a music teacher. He taught people how to play the piano (then called pianoforte), organ, and flute. To become an even better musician and teacher, he went to Magdalen Hall at Oxford University. He joined in December 1806.

Just a week later, he earned a special degree called "bachelor of music." This showed he had studied music deeply. A few years later, in December 1812, he earned an even higher degree: "doctor of music."

Timothy Essex became well-known as a teacher. He also became quite popular for the music he wrote. He ran his own music school, which he called his 'Musical Academy.' It was located in London. He also worked as an organist and directed the choir at St George's Chapel, Albemarle Street.

Timothy Essex passed away on September 27, 1847, when he was 82 years old. He died in London.

His Musical Works

Timothy Essex wrote many different kinds of music. Here are some of his published works:

• Eight English Canzonetts for a Single Voice (1800). (Canzonetts are like short songs.)
• A Grand Military Sonata for the Pianoforte, with an accompaniment ad libitum for a violin (1800). (A sonata is a piece for one or two instruments.)
• Six Duets for Flutes or Violins (1801?). (Duets are pieces for two instruments.)
• Eight Lessons and Four Sonatinas on a Peculiar Plan, intended to establish a proper method of fingering on the pianoforte (1802). (These were lessons to help people learn to play the piano correctly.)
• Six Canzonets, the words from the poems of the late Mrs. Robinson (1804).
• Introduction and Fugue for the Organ (1812). (A fugue is a type of musical composition where different parts play the same melody at different times.)
• Harmonia Sacra. being a collection of sacred melodies for the 150 Psalms of David (1830?). (This was a collection of religious songs.)

He also published marches for the piano and military bands. He wrote many rondos for piano and flute, and lots of individual songs.