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Daniel Batchellor

Daniel Batchellor
Short Name: Daniel Batchellor
Full Name: Batchellor, Daniel
Birth Year: 1845
Death Year: 1934

Daniel Batchellor United Kingdom 1845-1934. Born in London and educated in Brighton, he was a Quaker who wrote children's songs and musical instruction books. He emigrated to America in 1877, arriving in Boston. He worked at the New England Conservatory and the Oratory at Boston University. He promoted the Tonic Sol-Fa singing method, but the movement failed to establish itself. In 1920, a widower, he lived with his daughter, Marion, and her family in Baltimore, and later in Washington, D.C. He died in Philadelphia.

John Perry


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by Daniel Batchellor (12)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[All hail to the Banner of Peace and Love]Daniel Batchellor (Composer)151765 55432 1
[Breaks the joyful Easter dawn] (Batchellor)D. Batchellor (Composer)315654 32165 4325
[Daylight from the sky has faded]D. Batchellor (Composer)254345 65443 23453
[God make my life a little light] (Batchellor)D. Batchellor (Composer)455545 65117 6565
[From quiet night]D. Batchellor (Composer)156717 12323 14332
[In the early Springtime, when the violets grow]D. Batchellor (Composer)133345 13334 55555
[In the pleasant sunny meadows]D. Batchellor (Composer)112345 17656 53243
[Jesus Christ, our Savior] (Batchellor)D. Batchellor (Composer)111713 22212 33366
ONSLOWDaniel Batchellor (Composer)6954565 31655 5561
SONG OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURYDaniel Batchellor (Composer)156532 11766 56714
THE DAWN OF PEACEDaniel Batchellor (Composer)153212 35176 54435
[What shall little children bring on Christmas Day] (Batchellor)D. Batchellor (Composer)112176 71576 54653

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