William Monk Gould, (1856–7 April 1923) was a British composer of light music: his popular song The Curfew (1898) was particularly well-known.[1][2]

Monk was born in Tavistock, becoming organist at Rye parish church when only 12 years old.[1] He later served as organist and choirmaster at St Michaels' Church, Portsmouth.[3] He published 56 compositions between 1883 and 1920.[2] He married Agnes Hilton Skinner (died 1937), and they had a son, Rupert Gould who achieved fame as a horologist and scientific broadcaster.[4] Another son was Henry Hilton Monk Gould.[5]

He died 7 April 1923 in Portsmouth.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Musical Times, 1 May 1923, Obituary
  2. 1 2 www.musicweb-international.com Phil L Scowcroft: A thirty-ninth garland of British light music composers
  3. ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle Saturday, January 17, 1880
  4. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Rupert Thomas Gould (accessed 19 Feb 2011)
  5. ↑ Charterhouse Register 1872–1910


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