Person Open DS/UK/23481 Hall; Charles King (17 August 1845-1 September 1895); English composer and organist Hall Charles King 17 August 1845-1 September 1895 English composer and organist Male London, England (born)

English Musician; Composer / Organ Child of Charles Frederick Hall (violinst) and Eleanor Eliza Jane Vining (comedic actress) Heterosexual Charles King Hall was an English composer and church organist in Victorian London. He favored sentimental ballads, dance music, organ and piano pieces, and "much church music." He also specialized in arranging for the keyboard and voice the works of famous composers such as Handel, Gounod and Mendelssohn. Active in the London theatre, he contributed regularly to the German Reed Entertainments at St. George's Hall, Langham Place. King Hall's entry in A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians calls his German Reed operettas "his most popular works." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_King_Hall (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 8/9/2021 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 72813b2e-417e-4221-9d4e-d87a1b750ea9