Born: May 9, 1834, Cran­bourne, Dor­set, Eng­land.

Died: De­cem­ber 26, 1916, Mai­da Hill, Pad­ding­ton, Eng­land.

Thorne was a chor­ist­er at St. George’s, Wind­sor un­der George Elvey. At age 12, he be­came as­sist­ant or­gan­ist at Hen­ley-on-Thames Par­ish Church, and as­sist­ant or­gan­ist at Chi­ches­ter Ca­thed­ral in 1863. He then played the or­gan at St. Patrick, Bright­on; St. Pe­ter, Ons­low Gar­dens, South Ken­sing­ton; St. Mi­chael, Corn­hill; St. Anne, So­ho; and St George’s Cha­pel, Wind­sor Cast­le, un­til 1882. The Archbishop of Canterbury conferred his MusD de­gree in 1913. His works in­clude:

• A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1858

Sources

Music

1. Guardian Angels
2. Ho­ly Sepulchre
3. Ira Justa
4. St. Andrew
5. St. Bartholomew
6. We Give Thee but Thine Own