Edward Miller

Edward Miller (1731 or 1735 – 1807) was an English musician, composer and historian of Doncaster. He is most noted as the writer of the hymn tunes Rockingham and Galway.

Miller was the son of a pavior but left home to study music. For a time he was a flautist in Handel's orchestra. He was appointed organist of St George's Minster Doncaster in 1756 and continued in the post for 50 years. The University of Cambridge awarded him a doctorate in 1786.

Miller arranged the tune Rockingham as a hymn tune in 1790, to which Isaac Watts' hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" is sung. Miller also wrote the tune Galway, to which Charles Wesley's hymn "A charge to keep I have" is sung.

The Psalms of Da­vid Set to New Mu­sic, 1774
Elements of Thorough-bass and Com­po­si­tion, 1787
The Psalms of Da­vid for the Use of Par­ish Churche­s, 1790
Thoughts on the Present Per­form­ance of Psalm­o­dy, 1791
The Psalms of Watts and Wes­ley, 1801
Sac­red Mu­sic, 1802
History of Don­cas­ter, 1804

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