Introduction

Biography

Herbert was the se­cond son of Sir Her­bert Oake­ley, 3rd Bar­on­et, and hus­band of Ath­oll Ke­tur­ah Mur­ray, daugh­ter of Lord Charles Mur­ray Ayns­ley (mar­ried June 5, 1826, St. Mar­ga­ret’s Church, West­min­ster).

He at­tend­ed Rug­by School and Ox­ford Uni­vers­ity, then stu­died in Leip­zig, Dres­den, and Bonn, Ger­ma­ny.

He taught at the Uni­vers­ity of Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land (Reid Chair of Mu­sic, 1865–91). Arch­bi­shop Tait gave him a doc­tor­ate of mu­sic at Can­ter­bu­ry in 1871. He was knight­ed in 1876, and five years lat­er be­came Com­pos­er of Mu­sic to Queen Vic­tor­ia in Scot­land.

Among his bet­ter known works is Suite in the Old­en Style op. 27 (1893).