Introduction

Biography

Edward was the bro­ther of John Hop­kins, and se­cond cou­sin to Sid­ney Hann.

He be­gan his mu­sic­al ca­reer by sing­ing in the choir at the Cha­pel Roy­al.

He lat­er played the or­gan at Mit­cham, Sur­rey; St. Pe­ter’s, Is­ling­ton; and St. Luke’s, Ber­wick Street.

In 1843, he be­came or­gan­ist at the Tem­ple Church in Lon­don, where he played ov­er half a cen­tu­ry.

In 1882, the Arch­bi­shop of Can­ter­bu­ry award­ed him an hon­or­ary Do­ctor of Mu­sic.

Works

• The Or­gan: Its His­to­ry and Con­struct­ion, with Ed­ward Rim­bault, 1855