Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard (1881-1968)
Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard a pioneer in the modern study of medieval Byzantine music, was born in Cambridge, England, in November 1881, the son of a former mayor of the borough.
His brother, Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall )1889-1962), a professor of English literature at Cambridge, University, became one of the most respected literary scholars and critics of the twentieth century, honored for his work by an O.B.E.
Tillyard began his university studies in 1900 at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge and graduated in 1904 as a classic fluent in ancient Greek and Latin.
Immediately after graduation, Tillyard were first went to Rome and then to Athens, when he stayed with some interruption for three years (1904-07) at the British School of Archeology.
In the winter of 1904, Tillyard first heard Byzantine music chant in the Metropolis (Cathedral) of Athens and has his first discussion on Byzantine chant with Argues Eftaliores, his brother in law.
These two incidents inspired Tillyard to begin the study of Byzantine music at this time with Joannes T. Sakellarides (1853-1938), teacher, composer and precentor.
In the spring of 1909, in addition to continuing his studies and research in Athens and Lesbos, Tillyard visited Moscow where he examined Byzantine musical manuscripts at the National Museum of Moscow.
In 1917, Tillyard began work on his doctorate at the University of Edinburgh. His dissertation, Byzantine Music and Hymnography, was published in 1923 in London.
Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard (1881-1968)
Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard a pioneer in the modern study of medieval Byzantine music, was born in Cambridge, England, in November 1881, the son of a former mayor of the borough.
His brother, Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall )1889-1962), a professor of English literature at Cambridge, University, became one of the most respected literary scholars and critics of the twentieth century, honored for his work by an O.B.E.
Tillyard began his university studies in 1900 at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge and graduated in 1904 as a classic fluent in ancient Greek and Latin.
Immediately after graduation, Tillyard were first went to Rome and then to Athens, when he stayed with some interruption for three years (1904-07) at the British School of Archeology.
In the winter of 1904, Tillyard first heard Byzantine music chant in the Metropolis (Cathedral) of Athens and has his first discussion on Byzantine chant with Argues Eftaliores, his brother in law.
These two incidents inspired Tillyard to begin the study of Byzantine music at this time with Joannes T. Sakellarides (1853-1938), teacher, composer and precentor.
In the spring of 1909, in addition to continuing his studies and research in Athens and Lesbos, Tillyard visited Moscow where he examined Byzantine musical manuscripts at the National Museum of Moscow.
In 1917, Tillyard began work on his doctorate at the University of Edinburgh. His dissertation, Byzantine Music and Hymnography, was published in 1923 in London.
Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard (1881-1968)
