classic of twentieth century choral music" and "an undoubted masterpiece". Howells continued to compose until his late 80s, but wrote nothing further on the scale of the Stabat Mater. One of the last works to appear in his lifetime was the Requiem, edited for performance from his manuscripts in 1980 and published the following year, almost fifty years after its composition. He died on 23 February 1983 at the age of 90, in a nursing home in Putney, one day after his good friend Sir Adrian Boult, and his ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey. Honours and legacy Howells was appointed CBE in 1953 and Companion of Honour in 1972. His academic awards included an honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, awarded in 1961. A "Herbert Howells Society", started by his daughter Ursula in 1987, and a "Herbert Howells Trust", founded after her death in 2005, exist to promote his works. There are several portraits of Howells. A 1974 oil painting by Leonard Boden hangs in the collection of the Royal College of Music, and in the National Portrait Gallery, London there is a chalk sketch by Boden, an oil portrait by Howard James Morgan and photographic portraits by Herbert Lambert, Clive Barda and Elliott & Fry. Compositions Howells composed a range of orchestral, choral and chamber works. He is best known for his sacred choral music, notably his settings of services for Mattins (morning service with , and ) and choral Evensong (evening service with and ), many of which are dedicated to specific places of worship such as Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester Service), King's College, Cambridge (Collegium Regale) and St. Paul's Cathedral (St Paul's Service) He also composed several hymn tunes and a Requiem. Notes References External links Herbert Howells Trust Note: most compositions by Howells remain in copyright, but those composed before 1923 are considered to be public domain music. 1892 births 1983 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century British composers 20th-century hymnwriters 20th-century English musicians British male organists English classical composers English classical organists English male classical composers Brass band composers Cathedral organists Composers for pipe organ Church of England hymnwriters Music in Gloucestershire Musicians from Gloucestershire Alumni of the Royal College of Music Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Burials at Westminster Abbey Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour People from Lydney Pupils of Charles