William Henry Gill (composer)

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William Henry Gill
Born24 October 1839
Marsala, Sicily
Died27 June 1923 (aged 83)
Angmering, Sussex, England[1]

William Henry Gill (24 October 1839 – 27 June 1923) was a Manx musical scholar who wrote and composed the anthem of Isle of Man, "Arrane Ashoonagh Dy Vannin".[2]

  1. ^ Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 810.
  2. ^ Grove, George; Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 978-0-333-23111-1