| Lyra Davidica |
1708. Published anonymously in London, this words-only collection consists mainly of translations from Lat and German into English. It has been quarried for 2 or 3 treasures which feature in many… |
| Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Michael Farren & Jesse Reeves |
Jonny, Rich, Michael and Jesse are published by Praise! online at number 1300.
See individual entries for further details. |
| Percival, Philip |
Philip is published by Praise! online at number 1122 and he has composed the music for number 5022. |
| König's Harmonischer Liederschatz (1738) |
The German composer-singer-organist-cellist-editor Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758) published his Harmonischer Lieder Schatz [variously two words, one word, or hyphenated], oder Allgemeines… |
| Barnes, G Le Maire |
Not so far traced (not G L Barnes, as above); among his hymn tunes is the one he wrote for G K Chesterton’s O God of earth and altar, as featured here. No.72. |
| Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty & Graham Kendrick |
Keith, Kristyn and Graham are published by Praise! online at number 1261.
Please see individual entries for more details. |
| Wigglesworth, Edwin |
A composer with one tune featured in The Companion Tune Book and GH. No.867. |
| Weisse's Gesangbüchlein (1531) |
Michael Weisse (see Authors’ index) edited the first German hymn-book of the Bohemian Brethren, Ein Neu Gesenbuchlein. This contained 155 hymns including a dozen translated from Bohemian sources and… |
| Wellens, S |
A composer whose one currently-published tune featured in 1977 in both CH and GH; it was also his one entry in The Companion Tune Book (qv) but no further information is given or is yet available.… |
| Pearce, Frederick C P |
b Streatley, nr Luton, Beds 1874, d Luton 1948. His spiritual life began among the Methodists, but he later joined the Strict Baptist Ch at Barton-le-Clay nearby. Although he played no instrument, he… |
| Ward, Samuel Augustus |
b Newark, New Jersey, USA 1847, d Newark 1903. After musical training in New York, in 1878 he set up a retail music store in Newark. Organist at Grace Episcopal Church from 1880; founder and (till… |
| Geistliche Lieder (1535) |
GEISTLICHE LIEDER (1535). One of many hymn-collections compiled by Martin Luther (qv), and the 2nd of two published by Joseph Klug of Wittenberg, the 1st (with a similar name) being that of 1529.… |
| 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. |
| Pope, George Alexander |
b 1830, d Romford, Essex 1893. The composer of one enduring tune which appears in The Companion Tune Book and a few current collections; no more information is available. No.648. |
| 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. |
| Rheinhardt Ms, Uttingen (1754) |
A German chorale book compiled between 21 June and 22 July 1754, bearing the name of Johann Heinrich Rheinhardt. No.194. |
| Rowlands, William Penfro |
b Maenclochog, Dyfed (Pembrokeshire), S Wales, 1860 d Swansea, Glamorganshire 1937. Trained as a teacher; conductor of Morriston United Choral Society, one of the best in S Wales. Precentor of… |
| European Magazine (1792) |
The Nov 1792 issue of The European Magazine and London Review is the first known appearance of an earlier version of a tune still in some demand. No.649. |
| Badrick, Albert E |
b N of England. An early 20th-c composer and band conductor, who in Sept 1944 conducted the first massed band concert in Huddersfield Town Hall. In 1964 he conducted the prizewinning Wellesley… |
| Charpentier, Marc-Antoine |
b in or nr Paris ?1643/50, d Paris 1704. See note in EP1 to no.54 and major article in Grove. |
| Davis, Gabriel |
b Bath, Somerset, c1768; d Portsea, Hampshire 1824. Little is known of his life; he led the music at the Baptist Chapel at Portsea and during that time (c1800) published Sacred Music including Forty… |
| Darmstadt Gesangbuch (1698) |
Full title, Geistreiches Gesangbuch; this tune is the most notable survivor of the German collection. See also notes to 556 and 943 in vol 1. No.313. |
| Griffiths, Andrew Kenneth |
b East Sheen, London SW14, 1947. Licentiate of Trinity Coll of Music, Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Member of the C of E, living at Surbiton, Surrey; Environmental Health… |
| Ablewhite Stanley |
Rev. Stanley Ablewhite was born in 1930 and died in 2019.
Stanley has three songs published by Praise!. Numbers 1037, 1065 and 1083. |
| Willing, Christopher Edwin Cumming |
b Tavistock, Devon 1830, d Bowes Park, Southgate, Middx 1904. Westminster Abbey chorister from 1839; organist of Blackheath Park Ch from 1845, and asst organist, Westminster Abbey. Organist at the… |
| 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 children’s resources with seasonal and Biblical material.… |
| Chester, Tim |
Tim is published by Praise! online at number 1134, which he co-wrote with Bob Kauflin.
Tim has worked in partnership with Colin Webster and Phil Moore and is published at 1289. |
| Abbott, Evelyn F |
Composer of the tune CHAPEL BRAE (GH 468) and one included here; her work features at 3 points in The Companion Tune Book (qv) but has not appeared in other main hymn-books, and no other details are… |
| Cook, Steve |
Steve is published by Praise! online at number 1282, which he composed with Vikki Cook and Bob Kauflin, and 1250 which he composed with Vikki. |
| Alderson, William |
b Cliviger, nr Burnley, Lancs 1887, d Cliviger 1957. Organist and choirmaster at Mount Zion Chapel in his native village where he spent the whole of his life. His one known tune features in The… |
