Robert Brydges Addison (16 August 1854 – 8 July 1920) was an English composer, choirmaster and teacher.
He trained at the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with George Alexander Macfarren.
Following four years as sub-professor to Macfarren Addison was appointed professor of harmony and composition at the academy, a position he held between 1882 and 1892.
[2] His compositions include a Concert Allegro in G, the cantata A Vision (1880), the motet Save Me, O Lord, the anthem They that sow in tears, a Piano Sonata in A minor, and the Andante and Variations for piano.
From 1910 until his death his address was 11 Sheriff Road, West Hampstead in London, though he died, aged 65, in Cranbrook, leaving a fortune of £11,150.