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William Jones
1726 - 1800 Person Name: W. Jones Composer of "ST. STEPHEN" in University Hymns Born: July 30, 1726, Lowick, Northamptonshire, England.
Died: January 6, 1800, Hollingbourne, Kent, England.
Pseudonym: Jones of Nayland.
Jones was educated at Charterhouse and University College, Oxford. He became Vicar of Bethersden, Kent (1764); Pluckley, Kent; and Paston, Northamptonshire; perpetual Curate of Nayland, Suffolk (1777); and Rector of Hollingbourne, Kent (1798). He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775. His works include:
The Catholic Doctrine of the Trinity, 1756
Fairchild Discourses, 1775
Physiological Disquisitions, 1781
A Treatise on the Art of Music, 1784
Church Pieces for the Organ with Four Anthems in Score, 1789
Jones was a descendant of the Col. J. Jones, who was one of the signatories to the death warrant of King Charles I of England. He used to regularly observe January 30 as a day of fasting and humiliation for his ancestor’s sin.
Music:
ST. STEPHEN
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William Jones
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Composer of "ST. JOHN'S" in Hymns of the Ages In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
A. J. Abbey
1825 - 1887 Composer of "COOLING" in New Manual of Praise Alonzo Judson Abbey, USA 1825-1887 Professor Abbey was a music teacher, collector, writer-composer, tune book compiler and sacred music publisher. George F Root often edited his published works.
John Perry
A. J. Abbey
T. Tollefson
b. 1969 Person Name: T. Tollefson , b. 1969 Arranger of "NEW BRITAIN" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
T. Tollefson
Arthur Cottman
1842 - 1879 Composer of "EVERSLEY" in Church Hymns and Tunes Born: Circa November 1841, Ringwood, Hampshire, England.
Died: Circa May 1879, Brentford, Middlesex, England.
Cottman was a solicitor and amateur musician. His works include:
Ten Original Tunes, 1874
Music:
CATERHAM
COTTMAN
DALEHURST
EVERSLEY
MIRFIELD
MORN OF GLADNESS
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Arthur Cottman
John Baptiste Calkin
1827 - 1905 Person Name: J. Baptiste Calkin Composer of "BRADFIELD" in The Pilgrim Hymnal John Baptiste Calkin United Kingdom 1827-1905. Born in London, he was reared in a musical atmosphere. Studying music under his father, and with three brothers, he became a composer, organist, and music teacher. At 19, he was appointed organist, precenter, and choirmaster at St. Columbia's College, Dublin, Ireland, 1846 to 1853. From 1853 to 1863 we was organist and choirmaster at Woburn Chapel, London. From 1863 to 1868, he was organist of Camden Road Chapel. From 1870 to 1884 he was organist at St. Thomas's Church, Camden Town. In 1883 he became professor at Guildhall School of Music and concentrated on teaching and composing. He was also a professor of music and on the council of Trinity College, London, and a member of the Philharmonic Society (1862). In 1893 he was a fellow of the College of Organists. John and wife, Victoire, had four sons, each following a musical carer. He wrote much music for organ and scored string arrangements, sonatas, duos, etc. He died at Hornsey Rise Gardens.
John Perry
John Baptiste Calkin
George Kingsley
1811 - 1884 Composer of "HEBER" in The New Church Hymnal Born: July 7, 1811, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Died: March 14, 1884, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Kingsley played the organ at the Old South Church and Hollis Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. He also taught music at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as music supervisor for public schools in Philadelphia, and compiled a number of music books, including:
Sunday School Singing Book, 1832
The Harmonist, 1833
The Social Choir, 1836
The Sacred Choir, 1838
The Harp of David, 1844
The Young Ladies’ Harp, 1847
Templi Carmina (Northampton, Massachusetts: 1853)
The Juvenile Choir, 1865
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George Kingsley
C. W. C. Huntington
Person Name: C. W. Huntington Composer of "HUNTINGTON" in The New Laudes Domini
C. W. C. Huntington
Stephen Jenks
1772 - 1856 Composer of "COMMUNION" in The Church Hymnal Born: March 17, 1772, Glocester, Rhode Island.
Died: June 3, 1856, Thompson, Ohio.
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Thompson, Ohio.
During his life, Jenks moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut; Pound Ridge, New York; and Providence, Rhode Island; finally settling in Thompson, Ohio, in 1829. After moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments. His works include:
The New-England Harmonist (Danbury, Connecticut, 1799)
The Musical Harmonist (New Haven, Connecticut, 1800.
The American Compiler, with Elijah Griswold (Northampton, Massachusetts, 1803)
The Delights of Harmony (New Haven, Connecticut, 1804)
The Delights of Harmony; or, Norfolk Compiler (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1805)
Additional Music, to the Delights of Harmony
The Delights of Harmony; or, Union Compiler, 1806
The Jovial Songster (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1806)
The Hartford Collection of Sacred Harmony, with Elijah Griswold and John C. Frisbie (Hartford, Connecticut: 1807)
The Royal Harmony of Zion (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1810)
The Christian Harmony (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811)
The Harmony of Zion; or, Union Compiler (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811)
The Whistle (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811)
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Stephen Jenks
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