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William Dorrell
1810 - 1895 Composer of "COVENTRY (Dorrell)" in The Cyber Hymnal William Dorrell, pianist, was born in London, September 5, 1810. Son of Edmund Dorrell, painter, an early member of the old Water Colour Society. William received his first lessons from his eldest sister, and afterwards entered the R.A.M., and studied under Dr. Crotch, Cipriani Potter, and Charles Lucas. In 1844 he went to Paris, and studied with Kalkbrenner and Stephen Heller. Returning to London, he was made a Professor of the Pf. at the R.A.M., an office he retained for over forty years. Mr. Dorrell was known as a most skillful pianist, and he appeared occasionally in public. One noticeable concert he gave at the Hanover Square Rooms, June 2, 1842, when he played Bennett’s Concerto in E flat. Mendelssohn was present at this concert. His time was afterwards mainly occupied in teaching, his pupils including members of many noble families. Of his composition very little in known. He was one of the founders of the Bach Society, in 1849; Member of the Royal Society of Musicians, and the Philharmonic Society. He died in London, December 13, 1896.
--excerpts from British musical biography: a dictionary of musical artists, authors, and ...
By James Duff Brown, Stephen Samuel Stratton
William Dorrell
Ada R. Greenaway
1861 - 1937 Author of "O Perfect God, Thy Love" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: October 12, 1861, Trivandrum, India.
Died: May 15, 1937, St. Kintas Home, Woking, England.
Buried: Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Greenaway, Ada Rundall, daughter of General Thos. Greenaway, M.S.C., b. at Trirandrum, India, Oct. 12, 1861, brought to England as a child, and has resided at Guildford from then to the present time. Of her hymns the following were written for the Rev. E. Handley's Children's Supplement, 1897;—
1. At the Font, 0 loving Saviour. [H. Baptism.]
2. Hear an echo of the message. [Charity.]
3. Hear the angels telling. [Christmas Carol.]
4. Hymns of thankfulness we raise. [Dedication Festivals.]
5. Jesu, by Thy Lenten Fast. [Lent.]
6. Lord, a little band of children. [Children's Guilds.]
7. Saviour, hear us, as we plead. [Lent.]
To the 1904 edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, Miss Greenaway contributed the following:—
8. For the dear ones parted from us. [Absent Friends.]
9. O Father, we would thank Thee. [The Love of God.]
10. O Perfect God, Thy love. [I thirst.]
11. O word of pity, for our pardon pleading. [Passiontide.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ada R. Greenaway
