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Dies irae, dies illa

Author: Thomas of Celano Appears in 8 hymnals

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[Dies irae, Dies illa]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 32312 11323 43 Used With Text: Dies irae, Dies illa
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[Dies irae, dies illa]

Appears in 9 hymnals Tune Sources: Solesmes. Modes i and ii Incipit: 32312 71133 33123 Used With Text: Dies irae, dies illa
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[Dies irae, dies illa]

Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Dykes Incipit: 32123 45166 51432 Used With Text: Dies irae, dies illa

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Dies irae, Dies illa

Hymnal: A Compilation of the Litanies and Vespers Hymns and Anthems as they are sung in the Catholic Church adapted to the voice or organ #119b (1788) Lyrics: Dies irae, Dies illa solvet saeclum in favilla teste David cum Sybilla quantus tremor est futurus quando Judex est venturus cunta stricte discussurus. Languages: Latin Tune Title: [Dies irae, Dies illa]
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Dies irae, dies illa

Author: Thomas of Celano Hymnal: The Day School Hymn Book #179 (1896) Languages: Latin Tune Title: [Dies irae, dies illa]
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Dies irae, dies illa

Author: Thomas of Celano Hymnal: The Oxford Hymn Book #338 (1920) Languages: Latin Tune Title: [Dies irae, dies illa]

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John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: J. B. Dykes Composer of "[Dies irae, dies illa]" in The Day School Hymn Book As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman

Thomas of Celano

1200 - 1265 Author of "Dies irae, dies illa" in The Day School Hymn Book Thomas of Celano was born at Celano in the Abruzzi, and joined St. Francis of Assisi c. 1214. He was commissioned by Gregory IX to write the life of St. Francis: the First Legend, 1229; the Second Legend, 1247; and the Tract on the Miracle of St. Francis a few years later. His Legend of St. Clare was composed in 1255. He was probably among the first band of friars to visit Germany, 1221. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion =============================== Thomas of Celano. It is somewhat remarkable that neither the date of the birth nor of the death of this writer, whose name is so intimately associated with the Dies Irae, is on record. He was a native of Celano, a small town near the lake Fucino, in the farther Abruzzo, and hence his name of Thomas of Celano. Several of the inhabitants of this town were driven therefrom by Frederick II. in 1223, and Thomas with the rest. He found his way to Assisi, and became a monk there during the lifetime of St. Francis. The Franciscan Order was established in 1208, Thomas was therefore one of the early students at Assisi. He was subsequently "custos of the convents of Worms, Mentz, and Cologne, and afterwards sole custos of the Rhine districts." The last named appointment he held till 1230, when he returned to Assisi. As intimated above the date of his death is not on record. It is sometimes given as 1255. Thomas also wrote a Life of St. Francis. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix I (1907) See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church