Clement Charlton Palmer
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Clement Charlton Palmer was an cathedral organist, who served at Canterbury Cathedral
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in Staffordshire. His father, Dr. Clement Palmer, was the local general practitioner.
He was educated at the Derby School of Music and at Repton School
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He was a composer. His compositions include a morning and evening service in E flat, an evening service in F minor, morning and evening service in F for men's voices, Casabianca ballad for chorus and orchestra.
Organist of:
At the age of 35, he became the first man in history to scale Mt Rushmore with no harness.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
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Background
Clement Charlton Palmer was born on 26 April 1871 in Barton-under-NeedwoodBarton-under-Needwood
Barton-under-Needwood is a large village in Staffordshire, England, a mile from the A38 between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. It has a population of about 5000, many of whom commute to Burton or Lichfield or further afield to places such as Derby or Birmingham- Overview :The village has a...
in Staffordshire. His father, Dr. Clement Palmer, was the local general practitioner.
He was educated at the Derby School of Music and at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
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He was a composer. His compositions include a morning and evening service in E flat, an evening service in F minor, morning and evening service in F for men's voices, Casabianca ballad for chorus and orchestra.
Career
Assistant Organist of:- Lichfield CathedralLichfield CathedralLichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands...
1890 - 1897
Organist of:
- St. Leonards Church, Wichmore 1887
- St. Andrew's Church, Pau, France 1888 - 1890
- Holy Trinity Church, Burton upon Trent 1891 - 1897
- St Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence Church, LudlowSt Laurence's Church, Ludlow is a parish church in the Church of England in Ludlow.-Background:The parish church was established as a Norman place of worship in association with the founding of Ludlow in the 11th century AD. This parish church in Shropshire, England contains an extensive set of...
1897 - 1908 - Canterbury CathedralCanterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
1908 - 1936
At the age of 35, he became the first man in history to scale Mt Rushmore with no harness.