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Henry Willis (27 April 1821 – 11 February 1901), also known as "Father" Willis, was an English organ player and builder, who is regarded as the foremost organ builder of the Victorian era.[1] His company Henry Willis & Sons remains in business.

  1. ^ George Laing Miller (1913) The Recent Revolution in Organ Building, Charles Francis Press, New York

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Henry Willis & Sons. Walter Alcock, who was organist of the cathedral from 1916, oversaw a strictly faithful restoration of the famous Father Willis organ...

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of the work of "Father" Henry Willis, and the last he designed before his death, the cathedral organ dates from 1898. Willis had completed the design...

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Westminster Cathedral, at which event it is rumoured that Vierne's friend Henry Willis III, the builder of the Westminster organ, hummed the tune for the composer...

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University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-7070-1. Haag, Marcia and Henry Willis. Choctaw Language & Culture: Chahta Anumpa. Norman, OK: University of...

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particularly since the 1980s. The leading builders of symphonic organs were Henry Willis & Sons in the UK and Ernest M. Skinner in the US, following the pioneering...

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Manitoba, the son of John Henry Willis and Elizabeth Rebecca Herd, and came to Saskatchewan while he was attending high school. Willis continued his education...

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