The King Edward Professorship of Music was established at the University of London in 1902 with an endowment of £5,000 from Trinity College of Music.The Historical Record (1836–1912): Being a Supplement to the Calendar Completed to September 1912 (1912), p. 182. King Edward VII granted permission for his name to be associated with the professorship. Since at least Thurston Dart's time in the chair (1964–71), it has been based at King's College London.

List of King Edward Professors of Music 1902–1924: Sir Frederick Bridge."Bridge, Sir Frederick", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1925–1937: Sir Percy Carter Buck."Buck, Sir Percy Carter", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1937–1948: Sir Stanley Marchant, CVO."Marchant, Sir Stanley", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1950–1964: Herbert Norman Howells, CH, CBE.Joseph P. Swain, Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016), p. 119. 1964–1971: Robert Thurston Dart."Dart, Robert Thurston", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1972–1974: Howard Mayer Brown."Brown, Prof. Howard Mayer", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1974–1988: Brian Lewis Trowell."Trowell, Prof. Brian Lewis", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2016). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1988–1995: Sir Curtis Alexander Price, KBE."Price, Sir Curtis (Alexander)", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 1996–2013: John William Deathridge."Deathridge, Prof. John William", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 31 December 2018. 2013–present: Martin Stokes, FBA."Stokes, Prof. Martin", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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