The position of titular organist (" head " or " chief " organist ) at Notre-Dame is considered one of the most prestigious organist posts in France, along with the post of titular organist of Saint Sulpice in Paris, Cavaillé-Coll's largest instrument.

Installed in 1908 by the innovative organ builder Robert Hope-Jones, its components have been rebuilt and expanded several times, especially since resident organist Gordon Turk and curator John Shaw took their posts in 1974.

When Boyce's deafness became so bad that he was unable to continue in his organist posts, he retired and worked on completing the compilation Cathedral Music that his teacher Greene had left incomplete at his death.

Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child.

He also took up several posts as organist in Dresden, South Shields and Christ Church, High Harrogate.

In 1566 Gabrieli was chosen for the post of organist at St. Mark's, one of the most prestigious musical posts in northern Italy ; he retained this position for the rest of his life.

It was the second great change that made Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Franck's parish church: his appointment there as assistant organist in 1847, the first of a succession of increasingly more important and influential organ posts.

He held a number of organist posts in the city, and also taught pupils, among them Jacopo Peri, who is often regarded as the inventor of opera.

He served as organist in Forlì from 1613 and held a number of other posts before returning to Florence in 1640 where he was maestro di cappella and organist at Santa Trinita until his death.

After a brief period as a chorus member in an opera company he was appointed organist of a chapel in south London, later moving to more prestigious organ posts at St Luke's, Chelsea and finally St Paul's Cathedral, where he struggled to improve musical standards.

Combined with his organist posts he edited the ' Hymns Ancient and Modern ' supplement that was published in 1916, a task in which he was still engaged when the 1950 revised edition was on the stocks.

He was organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford, conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford and held assistant organist posts at Chichester Cathedral and Christ Church, Oxford before turning to orchestral and operatic work.

In his short and crowded life ( he died at the age of 39 ) he held various posts as organist ; in addition to the Huddersfield Choral Society, he conducted the Holmfirth and Keighley Societies and also further afield.

Harty took further posts in his teenage years as a church organist in Belfast and Bray.

After holding posts in London, Wigan and Leeds, he served as organist of York Minster from 1913 to his death, when he was succeeded by his former pupil Francis Jackson.

An enthusiastic educator, Holst became music master at St Paul's Girls ' School in 1905 and director of music at Morley College in 1907, continuing in both posts until retirement.

Later in life, he held posts as chapel master in Lleida and at the Royal Court in El Escorial.

Little is known of his early life other than that he was a choirboy at Arras in 1525 ; later in life he had a succession of posts in Arras, Tours and Tournai, before going to Spain to be master of the Flemish chapel ( capilla flamenca ) at the court of Philip II, where he stayed for the remainder of his life.

Sailormongering is the practice of boarding a ship approaching or newly arrived in port without the permission of its master, and inciting members of its crew to desert their posts and come ashore by tempting them with prostitutes and alcohol.

By 1749 he held the posts of Hof-und Domkapellmeister ( Court and Cathedral chapel master ) simultaneously, an achievement which his successors Michael Haydn, Leopold Mozart, and Mozart himself were not to match.

Merkuryusz was edited by Hieronim Pinocci, an Italian merchant who had migrated to Poland and served in notable posts in the royal administration, including those of master of the Kraków mint and secretary to King Jan Kazimierz.

In 1784, the old master resigned his posts on account of bad health and returned to Italy.

He subsequently held various musical posts, being in 1817 appointed master of the children of the Chapel Royal.

Between 1842 and 1855, Stevens served at various posts ashore, among which were two tours on coast survey duty, one tour as acting master of during her construction and 30 months as storekeeper in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In 1921 he took up posts as music master at Wellington College and as professor of composition at the Royal College of Music.

Montagu inherited the title of Earl of Manchester on the death of his father in 1671 and took on the posts of Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire and Custos Rotulorum In 1672 he became master of the swans and also water-bailiff for Whittlesea mere.

Eybler also held court posts, including that of court Kapellmeister ( chapel master ) ( 1824-33 ).

Noble hierarchies were further complicated by the creation of chivalric orders — the Chevaliers du Saint-Esprit ( Knights of the Holy Spirit ) created by Henry III in 1578 ; the Ordre de Saint-Michel created by Louis XI in 1469 ; the Order of Saint Louis created by Louis XIV in 1696 — by official posts, and by positions in the Royal House ( the Great Officers of the Crown of France ), such as grand maître de la garde-robe ( the grand master of the royal wardrobe, being the royal dresser ) or grand panetier ( royal bread server ), which had long ceased to be actual functions and had become nominal and formal positions with their own privileges.

He was, however, destined for the law and an official career in the Austrian civil service, and he occupied various important posts under the ministry of justice, music being an avocation.

During the holiday season, suds pour out of the lamp posts to replicate snow while Christmas music streams from the sidewalks.

Each month, Byrne posts a playlist of music he likes, linked by themes or genres.

Reith asked him if he wished to take on the chief conductorship, and if so whether he would resign as director of music or occupy both posts simultaneously.

Similarly, Asian origin has become unremarkable, because of the international successes of conductors from the Far East such as Seiji Ozawa, who was the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director from 1973 until 2002 after holding similar posts in San Francisco and Toronto, and Myung-Whun Chung, who has held major posts in Germany and France and now is bringing the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to international attention.

The " seats " are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down via gearwork to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music.

In January 2011, as part of the interim period after the conclusion of Järvi's music directorship and during the search for a new music director, the orchestra named a number of musicians to " Creative Director " posts to curate various concert series.

After a period in the Netherlands and two posts in church youth work, he became employed full-time in the areas of music and worship with the Wild Goose Resource Group.

In addition to his posts at the Gewandhaus and the Paulinerkirche, in 1783 he also became the music director of the Neukirche which made him a top authority on music in Leipzig.

Previous posts include time as assistant music director and acting music director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

His journalism career included posts as music critic for the New York World beginning in 1921, and editor of Musical America from 1927 to 1929.

There was also " ExploreMusic ": a technologically well-equipped musical branch of Gateshead public library, stocking books, and current magazines covering all aspects of music, a CD library with listening posts, and computers with free internet access, subscriptions to music websites, and music software.

Tarasti has held posts as Director or President in several semiotic and musical societies and since the 1970s has written and edited numerous books encompassing a semiotic approach to music.

Miriam Gideon was investigated by the FBI, and in 1954 and 1955 she resigned from her academic music teaching posts at City College and Brooklyn College.

The mysterious runic symbols inscribed on the bows of Viking boats, door posts, drinking vessels, and amulets as well as the Finnish composer Sibelius are the source of Edea ’ s music.

After receiving his doctorate at the age of 30, he held teaching posts in University of Berlin, University of Heidelberg and University of Munich, mostly teaching music history and music aesthetics.