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Charles Lockhart

1745 - 1815 Person Name: Charles Lockhart, 1745 - 1815 Composer of "CARLISLE" in The Book of Praise Born: 1745, London, England. Died: February 9, 1815, London, England. Lockhart was first organist of the Lock Hospital, and was for some years associated with Martin Madan in the musical arrangements there. Though blind from infancy, Lockhart had a distinct musical gift, and was especially known for training children’s choirs. His earliest tunes were printed on separate sheets. He published a set of hymn tunes about 1810. Sources: Frost, p. 680 Lightwood, p. 155 Nutter, p. 460 Music: CARLISLE TAMWORTH http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/c/lockhart_c.htm ================ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lockhart_%28musician%29

Johann Martin Spiess

1691 - 1772 Person Name: Johann M. Spiess Composer of "SWABIA" in The Hymnal

Garret Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington

1735 - 1781 Person Name: G. W. Mornington Composer of "MORNINGTON" in Songs for the Service of Prayer Garret Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, father of the Duke of Wellington; b. Dongan, Ireland, 1735; d. there, 1781 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Jonathan C. Woodman

1813 - 1894 Person Name: J. C. Woodman Composer of "STATE STREET" in Crowning Day No. 5

William Amps

1824 - 1910 Composer of "VENICE" in The Book of Common Praise Amps was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge (BA 1858, MA 1862). He played the organ at King’s College (1855-76) and Christ’s College. He also conducted the Cambridge University Musical Society for many years. Amps composed a good deal of music, including piano sonatas and part songs.

Henri A. C. Malan

Person Name: Henry A. C. Malan Composer of "SILCHESTER" in Hymns of Worship and Remembrance See Malan, César, 1787-1864

Tow Siang Hwa

Person Name: Tow Editor of "Revive Thy Work, O Lord" in Revival Hymns and Choruses

W. T. Giffe

1848 - 1926 Composer of "[Revive Thy work, O Lord]" in New Onward and Upward Born: June 28, 1848, Portland, Indiana. Died: July 13, 1926, Seattle, Washington. Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana. Giffe grew up in College Corners, Indiana (near Portland), and served in the Army during the closing days of the American civil war. After the war, he attended Liber College, and studied law for two years. While in college, he was a member of the college glee club, and took lessons in the college singing school. Later, he studied with teachers such as J. W. Suffern, George Root, Luther Emerson, Horatio Palmer, and Henry Perkins. Giffe had a fine baritone voice, and was in demand as a concert singer. He soon became popular as a chorus director and convention conductor. His first book for singing schools was New Favorite, which sold thousands of copies. The Oliver Ditson Company of Boston, Massachusetts, published many of his early works, but Giffe went on to form his own publishing house, the Home Music Company, in Logansport, Indiana. He also edited the Home Music Journal for several years. Later, Giffe became supervisor of music in the public schools in his home town. And he was one of three men selected to deliver an address in Logansport, Indiana, at the memorial services for assassinated president William McKinley. Giffe and his wife Nancy had no children. His works include: The Brilliant, 1874 Crown of Gold, with Frank Davis (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1892) The New Deal, with Louis Eichhorn (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1898) A Practical Course in Harmony and Musical Composition --www.hymntime.com/tch