Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 9, 1867, Scar­bo­rough, York­shire, Eng­land.

Died: May 7, 1934, poss­i­bly in Cam­bridge, England.

Son of com­pos­er John Nay­lor, Ed­ward was ed­u­cat­ed at Em­man­u­el Coll­ege, Cam­bridge (BA 1887, MusB & MA, 1891, MusD 1897), and en­tered the Roy­al Coll­ege of Mu­sic in 1888. He served as or­gan­ist of St. Michael’s, Ches­ter Square (1889); St. Ma­ry’s, Kil­burn (1896-7); and Em­man­u­el Coll­ege, Cam­bridge; and as as­sist­ant mas­ter at Leys School, Cam­bridge. His works in­clude:

• Shakespeare and Mu­sic, 1896
• Arthur the King, a cantata, 1902
• The An­gel­us, an opera, 1909

Sources

Music

1. Farnboro