Born: December 27, 1800, Fareham, Hampshire, England. Died: May 10, 1880, London, England. Buried: Kensel Green, Harrow Road, London, England. |
Goss composed mostly church music. He was organist at St. Paul’s from 1838 onward. Queen Victoria knighted him in 1872. In 1876, Cambridge University awarded him a Doctor of Music degree. He also held the post of Professor of Harmony at the Royal Academy of Music for almost half a century.
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