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Thomas Phillips

1735 - 1807 Person Name: T. Phillips, 1735-1807 Composer of "NEW SABBATH" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes

1827 - 1905 Person Name: J. Baptiste Calkin Composer of "WALTHAM" in Hymns for Today 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

Henry Percy Smith

1825 - 1898 Person Name: H. Percy Smith, 1825-1898 Composer of "MARYTON" in Methodist Hymn and Tune Book Henry Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898) was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, England, and ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1850. He served five churches, including St. Michael's York Town in Farnborough (1851-1868), Great Barton in Suffolk (1868-1882), Christ Church in Cannes, France (1882-1892), and the Cathedral in Gibraltar (1892-1898). MARYTON is his only tune found in contemporary hymnals and is thought to be the only tune he published. Bert Polman

Richard K. Higgins

Person Name: R. K. Higgins Composer of "FREEDOM" in Hymns and Tunes

Henry Duncalf

Composer of "ST. BARTHOLOMEW" in Hymns and Psalms

John Bishop

1665 - 1737 Person Name: J. Bishop, 1665-1737 Composer of "ILLSLEY" in At Worship John Bishop was born in 1665 in Winchester, Hampshire, England He served as lay vicar at King’s College, Cambridge (1687), as the organist (1695-1737) and lay clerk (1697) at Winchester College, and also as tge organist at Winchester Cathedral (1729-37). He died about December 19, 1737 in Winchester. His works include: A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1710 A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1722 A Supplement to the New Psalm-Book, 1725 A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1730 NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/s/bishop_j.htm

Geoffrey T. Shaw

1879 - 1943 Person Name: Geoffrey Shaw, 1870-1943 Harmonizer of "BIRLING" in Common Praise

Samuel Webbe

1770 - 1843 Person Name: Webbe Composer of "[The heavens declare thy glory, Lord]" in Juvenile Choir Samuel Webbe, Jr. (1770-1843), adapted the tune RICHMOND. He was organist at Paradise Street Unitarian Church, Liverpool (1798). Later he succeeded his father as organist at the Spanish Ambassador’s Chapel, London (1817), and then St. Nicholas’ Church and St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Chapel, Liverpool. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993

Frederick R. C. Clarke

b. 1931 Person Name: Frederick R. C. Clarke, 1931- Adapter of "SAMSON" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada Wrote A William Boyce suite, 1973 and Healey Willan, c1983