Basil Harwood

Basil Harwood
Background information
Birth nameBasil Harwood
Born(1859-04-11)11 April 1859
Woodhouse, Gloucestershire, England
Died3 April 1949(1949-04-03) (aged 89)
London
GenresOrgan music; choral music
Occupation(s)Organist and composer
InstrumentOrgan
Years active1883–1939

Basil Harwood (11 April 1859 – 3 April 1949) was an organist and composer in the English church music tradition, best known today for his liturgical works, particularly his anthem O How Glorious is the Kingdom (1898) and his Service in A flat (1892), which still remain popular in English churches. He wrote numerous hymn tunes, several of which became well-known including Luckington ("Let All the World in Every Corner Sing") and Thornbury ("O Jesus I Have Promised" and "Thy hand, O God, has guided").