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Ferdinand Hérold

1791 - 1833 Person Name: Louis J. F. Herold Composer of "MESSIAH" in The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal Full name: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold

1829 - 1908 Composer (arr. from) of "BLUMENTHAL" in The Hymnal Jacques Blumenthal (Jacob), born in Hamburg, Oct 4, 1829. Pianist, pupil of Grund in Hamburg, and of Bocklet and Sechter in Vienna, and from 1846 of Herz and Halévy in Paris. In 1848 he went to London and became a fashionable teacher, and pianist to the Queen. besides compositions for the violin and violoncello, and pianoforte, he has written many songs. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)

Frederick W. Kücken

1810 - 1882 Person Name: F. Kücken Composer of "[Saviour, when in dust to Thee]" in The Praise Hymnal

Herbert Stephen Irons

1834 - 1905 Person Name: H. S. Irons, b. 1834 Composer of "PENITENCE" in Church Hymns Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch

John Antes

1740 - 1811 Person Name: John Antes, 1740-1811 Composer of "JEDBURGH" in Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church John Antes (b. Frederick, PA, 1740; d. Bristol, England, 1811) was a missionary, watchmaker, business manager, and composer. Born near the Moravian community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was trained at the Moravian boys' school and later received religious education and further training as a watchmaker in Herrnhut, Germany. From 1770 to 1781 he served as a missionary in Egypt and from 1783 until his death was the business manager of the Moravian community in Fullneck, England. Although music was his avocation, Antes was a fine composer and musician. Among his compositions are a number of anthems, several string trios, and over fifty hymn tunes. Bert Polman

J. H. Deane

1824 - 1881 Composer of "SORRENTO" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise

Caryl Florio

1843 - 1920 Composer of "ROBERT" in Gloria Deo Real name William James Robjohn. He used Caryl Florio as a pseudonym.

J. H. Cornell

1828 - 1894 Person Name: John Henry Cornell (1828-) Composer of "Litany" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes An organist for St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church, Cornell compiled the Congregational Tune Book in 1872. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

R. S. Ambrose

1824 - 1908 Composer of "[Saviour, when in dust to Thee]" in The Calvary Hymnal Robert Steele Ambrose United Kingdom 1824-1908, Ambrose grew up in Chelmsford, attending the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, where his father was organist. He received early musical training from his father and probably sang in the church choir. His family emigrated to upper Canada in 1837 and purchased land near Guelph, intending to farm it. But lacking training and experience, he found it too much of a challenge. He moved to Hamilton, Ontario, in 1845 to become an organist of Christ's Church, leaving Robert to run the farm. That same year, Robert became the organist at St. George's Church in Guelph and gave piano lessons to several local pupils. He wrote to his father complaining that he did not like farming, as plowing was too rough on his hands and interfered with his musical efforts. He moved to Kingston in 1847 and joined his brother teaching music. His brother, Charles, left there,and Robert took over his students. He took on pianoforte tuning, organist for St. George's Church and a choirmaster position to make ends meet. In 1863 Robert moved to Hamilton as organist and choir director of Church of the Ascension and stayed there 20 years. The following year he became music director for Wesleyan Female College. He stayed there 25 years, teaching hundreds of students over the years. He was also a prolific composer, having 100+ musical works (anthems and instrumentals). In recognition of his musical contributions, he was elected president of the Canadian Society of Musicians. John Perry