| Spafford, Horatio Gates |
b North Troy, NY, USA 1828, d Jerusalem 1888. After growing up in New York he moved to Chicago where he established a successful law practice. He belonged to the Presbyterian Ch, supported the early… |
| Stanton, Walter Kendall |
b Dauntsey, nr Chippenham, Wilts 1891, d Sedgehill, Shaftesbury, Dorset 1978. Salisbury Choristersâ Sch, Lancing Coll, and Merton Coll Oxford (organ scholar, 1909â13); MA, MusB 1915, MusD 1935. He… |
| Hughes, John (Pontypridd) |
b Dowlais, Glam 1873, d Llantwit Fadre, Pontypridd, Glam 1932. Alan Luff writes that he was âlike so many musicians, a product of the South Wales coal fields, with their harsh conditions alleviated… |
| Iverson, Daniel |
b Brunswick, Georgia, USA 1890, d Asheville, N Carolina, USA 1977. Moody Bible Institute (Chicago), the Univ of Georgia, Columbia Theol Seminary and the Univ of S Carolina. He served as a Presbyterian… |
| Woodbury, Isaac Baker |
b Beverley, Massachusetts, USA 1819, d Columbia, S Carolina, USA 1858. Growing up to learn the blacksmithâs trade, his growing love of music led him to study at Boston, Mass, where he also became… |
| Maurus, Rabanus |
(not in Praise! index), b 776 or 784, d 856. The possible author of the original Lat of no.522, he was educated under Alcuin (qv), and ordained in 814. He became Abbot of Fulda, Archbishop of Mainz… |
| Bohemian Brethren, KirchengesÀnge 1566 |
The much-abbreviated title of the last of a small group of early German and Slovak Psalters from this source between 1531 and 1566, each of which has yielded some classic hymn tunes in current use.… |
| Evans, David J |
b Dartford, Kent 1957; except for two years in Maryland, USA, he lived most of his early life in Winchester. He graduated in Social Science (BSc) from the Univ of Southampton, a city where he… |
| Jones, Robert (Bobi) Maynard |
b Cardiff, S Wales 1929. Cathays High Sch, where he learned Welsh and soon became fluent in its written and spoken forms, and the Univ of Wales; he also studied at the Univ of Ireland and Laval Univ,… |
| Schutter, Ignace De |
(also SUTTER, as in Praise!), b 1911, d 1988. A Belgian professional church musician and leading organist who also taught church music, Gregorian chant, Hymnology and Folksong studies at the… |
| Rose, Barry |
b Chingford, Essex 1934. Sir George Monoux Grammar Sch, Walthamstow, Essex, and RAM; in 1960 he was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral where he remained until 1974;… |
| Horder, Mervyn |
b 1910, d London 1997. Like H H Milman (see Authorsâ index) he was the son of a royal physicianâin this case Sir Thomas (the first Lord) Horder, who numbered Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones among his… |
| Gay, Annabeth McClelland |
b Ottawa, Illinois, USA 1925. Born as Annabeth McClelland, daughter of a pastor, she trained at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, specialising in organ, before marrying William Gay, a Congregational… |
| Tans'ur (Tanzer), William |
b Dunchurch, nr Rugby, Warwicks c1700, d St Neots, Hunts 1783. The son of a village labourer, he travelled widely (for his day) from Surrey to Lincolnshire to play the organ and teach Psalmody, until… |
| Purcell, Henry |
b Westminster, London (Middx) 1659, d Westminster 1695. One of a musical family active through 4 generations; the most notable being Henry who at the age of 6 joined the choir of the Chapel Royal… |
| Rees, John Thomas |
b Cwmgiedd. nr Ystradgynlais, Powys (Brecon) 1857, d Bow Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) 1949. He changed his middle name from âMorganâ, hoping thus to avoid confusion with a… |
| Salisbury Book of Hours, 1514 |
Aka the Sarum Book of âHoursâ, the Daily Offices prescribed for its monastic house, which Richard Pynson printed in London; one copy survives, at Clare Coll Cambridge. This was one of a series of… |
| Westra, Dewey |
b 1899, d 1979. As a schoolteacher in Detroit, USA, of Dutch Reformed ancestry, he keenly felt the loss of the Dutch Psalter (with its Genevan tunes) and supplied several metrical Scripture versions… |
| Lloyd, William Freeman |
b Uley, nr Dursley, Glos 1791, d Stanley Hall, Kings Stanley, nr Stroud, Glos 1853. He was employed as a teacher in Oxford, then in London, before becoming a Secretary of the (National) Sunday School… |
| Richards, Hubert J |
b Weilderstadt, Germany 1921. Ordained in the RC ch; author of many educational books including work on the philosophy of religion, and childrenâs resources with seasonal and Biblical material.… |
| Dykes, John Bacchus |
b Kingston-upon-Hull 1823, d Ticehurst, Sussex 1876. Son of a musical banker, he learned violin and piano but loved the organ best. An organist at 10 at St Johnâs Hull where his grandfather… |
| Budry, Edmond Louis |
b Vevey, Switzerland 1854; d Vevey 1932. Educated at Lausanne, he became a licentiate in theology and philosophy in the Swiss Evangelical Free Ch (Ăglise ĂvangĂ©lique libre du Canton de Vaud), a… |
| Owens-Collins, Jamie |
b Castro Valley, California, USA 1955, daughter of the songwriting couple Jimmy and Carol Owens. Surrounded by music from the early days, by her mid-teens she was well known in the USA as a solo… |
| Marshall, Wayne |
b Oldham, Lancs 1961. Chethamâs Sch, Manchester; organ scholar at Manchester Cathedral before studying organ and piano at RCM, graduating in 1983 with several prizes for both instruments, and the… |
| Harrison, Ralph |
b Chinley, nr Whaley Bridge, Derbys, 1748, d Manchester 1810. Studied and later taught at the short-lived Warrington Academy (Unitarian); assistant minister at Shrewsbury Unitarian Chapel, 1769â71.… |
| Phillips, Ann |
b Ramsgate, Kent 1930. Clarendon House Grammar Sch for Girls, Ramsgate, and St Hildaâs Coll Oxford. She worked in publishing and became chief sub-editor for Cambridge Univ Press until her… |
| Stewart, Alexander |
b Glasgow 1843, d Prestwick, nr Kilmarnock (S Ayrshire) 1923. Research into the life of this evangelical Scottish Victorian author, known almost entirely for one distinctive hymn, have so far yielded… |
| Whitfield, Frederick |
b Threapwood, Shrops (or Ches?) 1829, d Lower Norwood, nr Croydon, Surrey 1904. Trinity Coll Dublin (BA 1859). Following ordination and a curacy at Otley, W Yorks, he served as Vicar of Kirby and… |
| King, Andrew |
b Wroughton nr Swindon, Wilts 1961. Raised in the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist tradition in a family circle familiar with its classic hymns; converted at Caterham Baptist Ch in 1971, where he grew… |
| Grigg (aka Crigg), Joseph |
The J Grigg who âd.1768â as given in Praise! was probably Joseph Grigg, b ?1720 or 1728 [Julian favoured an earlier date], d Walthamstow, Essex 1768; but see also J Grigg in Composer index. Born… |
