Introduction

Biography

As of 1881, Horn­er was liv­ing at home in Lam­beth, Sur­rey, and work­ing as a drug­gist’s as­sist­ant. In 1901, he still lived in Lam­beth and taught mu­sic.

Horner stu­died un­der Fred­er­ick Bridge at the Roy­al Col­lege of Mu­sic, and taught har­mo­ny and coun­ter­point at Tri­ni­ty Col­lege, Lond­on, where he was Di­rect­or of Ex­am­in­ations (1917–27). He was al­so an ex­ter­nal ex­am­in­er for Dur­ham and Birm­ing­ham Uni­ver­si­ties.

He played the or­gan St. Al­phege’s, South­wark (1884–86); St. Bar­na­bas’, Tun­bridge Wells (1886–90); St. John’s West­min­ster (1890–1919); and Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty.