A Singing Faith #19
Tune Title: LAMBETH First Line: Is every time a threshold time? Date: 1987
A Singing Faith #19

Wilhelm August Ferdinand Schulthes Germany 1816-1879. Born at Hesse Castle, Germany, son of a German army officer, he was raised Lutheran, but turned to Roman Catholicism around 1852. He directed the Brompton Oratory choir (1852-1872). He taught music at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton (1868-1879). He also wrote poetry. No information found regarding family or other life events. He died at Bois-de-Colombes, France.
John Perry Go to person page >| Title: | LAMBETH (Schulthes) |
| Composer: | Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes (1871) |
| Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
| Incipit: | 33347 67112 35432 |
| Key: | G Major/G Major or modal |
| Source: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
Credited to Wilhelm Schulthes, 1871, in The Hymnal (1916). Reviews of his works in The Musical Times in 1871 include an "Ave Maria" for organ/piano and "O Salutaris" for soprano and choir. These pieces appear to be exceptionally rare and are not readily available for study. —Chris Fenner
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