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Charles H. Purday

Short Name: Charles H. Purday
Full Name: Purday, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1799-1885
Birth Year: 1799
Death Year: 1885

Charles H. Purday (1799-1885) A publisher, composer, lecturer, and writer, Purday had a special interest in church music. He published Crown Court Psalmody (1854), Church and Home Metrical Psalter and Hymnal (1860), which included SANDON, and, with Frances Havergal, Songs of Peace and Joy (1879). A precentor in the Scottish Church in Crown Court, London, Purday sang at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In the publishing field he is known as a strong proponent of better copyright laws to protect the works of authors and publishers.

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by Charles H. Purday (9)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
BAYSWATER (Purday)Charles Henry Purday (Composer)211132 12171
GAINSWORTHCharles H. Purday (Composer)233343 32117 15432
ST. MICHAELS (55435)Charles H. Purday, 1799-1885 (Composer)1455435 43243 16217
LET IT PASSC. H. Purday (Composer)311176 71253 55176
MORETON (Purday)C. H. Purday (Composer)155543 21666 54322
NOTTING HILLC. H. Purday (Composer)1455612 31656 51325
SANDON (Purday)Charles H. Purday (Composer)19933343 32123 12713
ST. RULEC. H. Purday (Composer)115513 65122 44351
ST. ULRICH (Purday)C. H. Purday (Composer)335332 21166 543
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