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    Cuthbert HARRIS (1870-1932)

    Jul 23, 2021 0 minutes

    uthbert Harris was born in Holloway, London, in 1870. Chiefly an organist, he’, is the sixth in a set of 13 pieces entitled London Scenes. (Other pieces include , , and .) A colleague of the editor remembers learning it when young, and was so taken by its charm that he suggested its inclusion.

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