INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 26/10/1813(Age 211) |
| Born In : | London |
| Occupation(s) : | Organist, composer |
Henry Thomas Smart was generally recognized as the most virtuosic concert organist of his day and considered by some contemporaries among the greatest British composers of all time. The latter estimation was obviously a grand exaggeration; nevertheless, Smart produced several memorable compositions, in particular his settings of the hymns Regent Square and Heathlands.
Smart was born in London, a nephew of the conductor Sir George Smart and son of a music publisher, orchestra director and accomplished violinist (also called Henry Smart). He was educated at Highgate School, and then studied for the law, but soon gave this up for music.
