Cambridge University

Eng. univ. which has conferred mus. degrees (Bachelor of Music, Doctor of Music) since 1463. Formal examinations were instituted by Sterndale Bennett, 1857. The Professors of Mus. have been: Nicolas Staggins (1684–1700); Thos. Tudway (1705–26); Maurice Greene (1730–55); John Randall (from 1755); Charles Hague (from 1799); J. Clarke‐Whitfield (from 1821); Thomas A. Walmisley (1836–56); W. Sterndale Bennett (1856–66); G. A. Macfarren (1875–87); C. V. Stanford (1887–1924); Charles Wood (1924–6); E. J. Dent (1926–41); Patrick Hadley (1946–62); Thurston Dart (1962–4); Robin Orr (1965–76); Alexander Goehr (1976–99); Roger Parker (from 1999).