▁ 1 8 4 1 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁organ ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Hud ders field , ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁parish ▁organ ist , ▁Par r att ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁pipe ▁organ ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁and ▁held ▁posts ▁as ▁an ▁organ ist ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁child ▁pro dig y : ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ▁he ▁played ▁Bach ' s ▁complete ▁The ▁Well - Tem per ed ▁C lav ier ▁by ▁heart , ▁without ▁notice , ▁at ▁age ▁ten . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁organ ist ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁town ▁and , ▁as ▁successor ▁to ▁John ▁St ainer , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁organ ist ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Chap el , ▁W inds or ▁Castle . ▁He ▁became ▁He ather ▁Professor ▁of ▁Music ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁Hub ert ▁Par ry . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for em ost ▁organ ▁teachers ▁of ▁his ▁day , ▁with ▁many ▁important ▁posts ▁in ▁Britain ▁being ▁filled ▁by ▁his ▁students . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Organ ists . ▁ ▁Par r att ▁was ▁also