Arthur Murray Goodhart

Arthur Murray Goodhart (christened 25 July 1866 – 1941) was a British composer and organist.

Goodhart was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, England in 1866 to Eleanor and Charles Woide Goodhart. He was educated at Eton College and then King's College, Cambridge,^[1] where he was a member of the Pitt Club.^[2] He was a pupil of Sir Joseph Barnby and Frank Bridge, then a housemaster at Eton College. He later lived in Brighton and he contributed to The Triumphs of Oriana (1899).^[3][4]

Precentor of Eton College, 1875–1892, then principal of Guildhall School of Music, London. Conductor of the Concerts of the Royal Academy of Music, 1886–1888.

Works

• on Choral works for Queen Victoria. Toccata Classics 2008

Recordings

1. "Goodhart, Arthur Murray (GDHT885AM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. Benson, Edward Frederic (1920). Our Family Affairs, 1867-1896. London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd. p. 231.
3. Organists' review: Vol.88 345-348 Incorporated Association of Organists - 2002 "Arthur Goodhart (1866–1941), a pupil of Barnby who was Precentor (director of music) from 1875-1892; as Derrett's programme notes aptly say. he had "a light hand and considerable flair". CH Lloyd was Goodhart's successor"
4. John Henderson A directory of composers for organ 1996 "Goodhart AM 1866-1941 England - Arthur Murray Goodhart, pupil of J.Barnby and Frank Bridge, was briefly a housemaster at Eton. He later lived in Brighton and he contributed to the Triumphs of Oriana 1899 - thirteen pieces by thirteen ..".