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| Short Name: | John Dykes Bower |
| Full Name: | Dykes Bower, John, 1905-1981 |
| Birth Year: | 1905 |
| Death Year: | 1981 |
Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (13 August 1905 – 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral.
John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester. He was one of four brothers. Stephen Dykes Bower became a famous church architect.
He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied organ under Herbert Brewer, and was organ scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1922.
He was organist of:
Truro Cathedral 1926 - 1929
New College, Oxford 1929 - 1933
Durham Cathedral 1933 - 1936
St Paul's Cathedral 1936 - 1968
--en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Tunes by John Dykes Bower (12) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMEN COURT | John Dykes Bower, 1905-1981 (Composer) | 7 | 12343 53212 65561 |
| ELTON (Bower) | John Dykes Bower (Composer) | 2 | 12356 53122 33535 |
| FERRIER | John B. Dykes (Composer) | 1 | 33315 65567 17676 |
| HARESFIELD | John Dykes Bower, 1905- (Composer) | 5 | 13456 12323 56675 |
| LUDGATE (Bower) | J. Dykes Bower (1905-1981) (Composer) | 4 | 12356 31235 61765 |
| MAISEMORE | John Dykes Bower, 1905-1981 (Composer) | 4 | 34565 12356 71655 |
| NICAEA | John B. Dykes, 1823-76 (Composer) | 1 | 11335 56666 53555 |
| QUEDGELEY | John Dykes Bower, b.1905 (Composer) | 7 | 53654 53222 34566 |
| ST. CROSS (Dykes) | John B. Dykes (Composer) | 1 | 33451 76555 67354 |
| ST. DROSTANE (Dykes) | John B. Dykes (Composer) | 1 | 51512 32154 3222 |
| STANDISH (Bower) | John B. Dykes (Composer) | 5 | |
| UNSER HERRSCHER | John Dykes Bower (Composer (desc.)) | 5 | 12313 45517 65322 |
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