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Sir Percy Carter Buck, MA, MusDoc (Oxon), FRCO, ARCM (1871 - 1947), studied at Merchant Taylors' School and at the Royal College of Music. He was Organist at Wells Cathedral and Bristol Cathedral and at the time of submitting this composition and winning the £25 Cart Prize (1904) he was Director of Music at Harrow School. He was knighted in 1937. Click Here for further biographical information.