| Stephenson, T B |
Possibly to be identified with Dr TBS, who in London from 1898 ran what would later be termed a young offenders institution, and then a branch of the National Childrenāsā Home for destitute… |
| Zundel, John |
b Hochdorf, Germany 1815, d Cannstadt, Germany 1882. Studied violin and organ in Germany; in 1840 became organist of St Anneās Lutheran Church at St Petersburg, Russia, where he was also bandmaster… |
| Edwards, William |
b Pembrokeshire, SW Wales 1848, d 1929. Pontypool Baptist Coll, Wales; Regents Pk Baptist Coll. He became a tutor at the Baptist Coll in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and later returned to Pontypool… |
| Knapp, William |
b Wareham, Dorset 1698 or 1689; d Poole, Dorset 1768. Possibly organist of a church in his home town; but a devastating fire in 1762 destroyed all the parish records. He worked as a glove-maker, and… |
| The Psalter, 1887 |
One of a long line of paraphrases, this time from the Ch of Ireland, which has yielded one short, rarely-sung and now adapted text. No.117. |
| Clarke, Jeremiah |
b c1674 (some give earlier dates), d St Paulās, London 1707. See also the entry (above) for Jer Clark. Chorister at the Chapel Royal, organist at Winchester College, then from 1695 at St Paulās… |
| Otte, Helen |
b ?USA 1931. An American writer who has revised older Psalm versions and made new paraphrases; 14 of these and 2 hymns, all from the 1980s, feature in the Psalter Hymnal of the Christian Reformed… |
| Wilcockson, Stephen Anthony |
b 1951. Univs of Nottingham (BA, French) and Oxford (MA, Theology); Wycliffe Hall Oxford, ordained (CofE) 1976. He served in northern and southern parishes (Pudsey, Yorks; Rock Ferry, Merseyside;… |
| Lowry, Robert |
b Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1826, d Plainfield, New Jersey, USA 1899. After study at Bucknell Univ, he was ordained as a Baptist and served pastorates in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.… |
| Lyra Davidica (1708) |
The title could mean āDavidās Lyreā or āDavidās Songā. The book was an anonymous London collection of mainly English versions of Latin or German hymns. At least 4 texts and one tune have… |
| Collection of Easy Litanies (1852) |
COLLECTION OF EASY LITANIES (1852). The English source of one tune which several late-20th-c books have continued to choose. No.273=353. |
| Barff, Frederick John |
b 1911, d 1968. Christās Coll Cambridge (BA History, MA), Wycliffe Hall Oxford 1934ā35. He was ordained (CofE) in 1935; after a curacy in Stowmarket, Suffk, he worked with CSSM from 1938 to 1940.… |
| Smith, Henry Percy |
b Malta 1825, d Bournemouth, Hants 1898. Balliol Coll Oxford (BA, MA); ordained (CofE) in 1849, he was curate at Eversley, Hants, and York Town, nr Camberley, Surrey, for several years. He became… |
| Strasbourg Psalter, 1545 |
A book of Psalm versions and other metrical paraphrases published in a period of 2 or 3 decades of great industry, notably in London and Geneva. No.301. |
| Tochter Sion, Cologne (1741) |
The popular name is adopted from the last two words of its much longer German title; the book bears the name of Cologne-born Dr Heinrich Lindenborn (1712ā1750), It broke away from the traditional… |
| Dale, Benjamin James |
b Highbury, Middlesex (N London) 1885, d Kensington, W London 1943. Composed an overture Horatius, publicly performed in London, when only 14. He studied at the RAM from 1902 to 1905, where he wrote a… |
| Ley, Henry George |
b Chagford, Devon 1887, d Feniton, nr Ottery St Mary, Devon 1962. St Georgeās Sch Windsor (chorister at St Georgeās Chapel), Uppingham Sch (music Scholar), and RCM. Organist at St Maryās Farnham… |
| MĆ¼nster Gesangbuch |
1677. A collection belonging to what in Julian is called the āThird Periodā of German hymnody, seen with hindsight as coming between the great Reformation hymns and the beginnings of Pietism with… |
| Beckley, Simon |
b 1938. London Univ (BA 1961) and Oak Hill Theol Coll from 1958; Ordained (CofE) 1963. After serving as a curate in Watford, New Ferry (Ches) until 1967, then at Chadderton (Gtr Manchester), he became… |
| McCarthy, David Wyn |
b Pentre Broughton nr Wrexham, N Wales 1931. Newcastle-under-Lyme High Sch, Staffs, and Queen Elizabeth Grammar Sch Wakefield; Downing Coll Cambridge (English and Theology), MA and LRAM. Teacher of… |
| Douglas, Charles Winfred |
(not in Composersā index in Praise!), b Oswego, New York, USA 1867, d Santa Rosa, Cal. 1944. Syracuse Univ; studied in Europe, then church organist in New York prior to ordination in 1893. Ill… |
| Hatton, John |
b Warrington, Lancs c1710, d Windle, St Helens, Lancs 1793. Known as āJohn of Warringtonā, he lived in Duke Street in Windle, a district or suburb of St Helens; hence the name of the one tune… |
| Day, Victor Edward |
b Ipswich, Suffolk 1943. Northgate Grammar Sch Ipswich and Ipswich Sch of Art. FPC3; then followed his main career as financial adviser, CIS Ltd. He is a member of Mt Zion (Grace) Baptist Ch, Ipswich.… |
| Jones, Griffith Hugh |
b Llanberis, Caernarvonshire 1849, d Rhiwdollion, Caernarvonshire 1919. Showing early musical talent, he assisted his precentor-father at their home chapel, then John Roberts at Capel Coch. Taught at… |
| Psalmodia Sacra, Gotha (1715) |
Edited by A C Ludwig and C F Witt, this collection from central Germany introduced over 100 new tunes including what became the best-known, as here. No.344. |
| Bullinger, Ethelbert Willliam |
b Kent 1837, d Hendon, Middx 1913. A Canterbury Cathedral Choirboy, he studied music under J P Hullah and W H Monk (qv) and trained for ordination at Kingās Coll London. Skilled in Heb and Gk, he… |
| Barthow, Mary Kirkbride |
Her best known (and jointly-authored) song, included here, made its first impact in the UK through Spring Harvest events and MP; it has now reached CH in its 2004 edn. But she has worked with Mary Lou… |
| MacNeill, Edith |
b 1920. Her best-known song, included here, has circulated widely since 1974, and features in several contemporary collections including CH 2004. It has also been translated and published in German.… |
| Reed, Edith Margaret Gellibrand |
b Islington, Middx (N London) 1885, d Barnet, Herts 1933. St Leonardās Sch; and GSM. Her lifeās work lay in music for and with children, aiming to see and hear songs and hymns through a childās… |
| Howard, Samuel |
b London 1710, d St Clement Danes, C London (Middx) 1782. A chorister at the Chapel Royal (under W Croft), he was appointed organist at St Brideās and St Clement Danes in central London. He sang… |
