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Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot

1771 - 1842 Person Name: P. M. E. DeS. Baillot Hymnal Number: 357 Composer of "OLIPHANT" in New Manual of Praise Pierre Marie François De Sales, born at Passy, France, Oct. 1, 1771, died in Paris, Sept. 15 1842. Instrumental composer, critic, and last great representative of the classical school of violin playing in Paris. Professor of the violin at the Conservatoire. His first master on the violin was an Italian named Polidori, but his real musical education began in 1780 under Sainte-Marie in Paris, and was continued in 1783 under Pollani, in Rome, where he was sent by M. de Boucheport; his playing was influenced also by Viotti, whom he heard in his tenth year. Baillot firs appeared in public in 1791, Viotti procuring him a place in the Théâtre Feydeau, which he soon resigned for an appointment in the Ministère des Finances using his musical talent merely as a recreation, In 1795, after studying compositions of Corelli, Tartini, Geminiani, Locatelli, Bach, and Handel he determined to become a professional musician, and made a successful debut in a concrto by Viotti, which secured his reputation and gained him a professorship of the violin in the newly opened Conservatoire, which he held till his death. He studied also harmony under Catel, and counterpoint with Reicha and Cherubini. Member of Napoleon's private band in 1802. He made a professional tour with the violoncello player Lamare in Russian in 1805-08, but the war brought him home; he gave concerts in the South of France, and started chamber music concerts in Paris in 1815, which gained him great reputation as a quartet player. In 1815-16 he made a second professional tour in Holland, Belgium, and England, becoming a member of the English Philharmonic Society, at one of whose concerts he played on Feb 25, 1816. Director of the band at the Paris Opéra in 1821-31; director of the Concerts spirtuels given at the Opéra, 1822, 1823, 1824; of the Royal Band from 1825; his last tour was made through Switzerland and part of Italy in 1833. Baillot's quartet playing is highly praised by Mednelssohn and Hiller. He had celebrated pupils. He assisted Rode and Kreutzer in compiling a work for the violoncello, and the Méthode de Violon, adopted by the Conservatoire (1803); with the exception of the Art du Violon, which is considered by Fétis the best elementary work of the kind (1834), his works are almost forgotten. His music is difficult. Among his published compositions are: 15 trios for two violins and bass; 6 duets for two violins; 12 études for violins; 9 concertos; Symphonie concertante for two violins, with orchestral accompaniment; 30 airs variés; 3 string quartets; Sonata for pianoforte and violin; 24 préludes in all keys, and several smaller compositions for the violin. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888) https://archive.org/details/cyclopediaofmusi01cham/mode/2up

John Robinson

1682 - 1762 Hymnal Number: 624 Composer of "JUBILATE DEO" in New Manual of Praise

George W. Andrews

Person Name: Geo. W. Andrews Hymnal Number: 565 Composer of "KIPLING" in New Manual of Praise

Stephen Jenks

1772 - 1856 Hymnal Number: 348 Composer of "BARTIMEUS" in New Manual of Praise Born: March 17, 1772, Glocester, Rhode Island. Died: June 3, 1856, Thompson, Ohio. Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Thompson, Ohio. During his life, Jenks moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut; Pound Ridge, New York; and Providence, Rhode Island; finally settling in Thompson, Ohio, in 1829. After moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments. His works include: The New-England Harmonist (Danbury, Connecticut, 1799) The Musical Harmonist (New Haven, Connecticut, 1800. The American Compiler, with Elijah Griswold (Northampton, Massachusetts, 1803) The Delights of Harmony (New Haven, Connecticut, 1804) The Delights of Harmony; or, Norfolk Compiler (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1805) Additional Music, to the Delights of Harmony The Delights of Harmony; or, Union Compiler, 1806 The Jovial Songster (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1806) The Hartford Collection of Sacred Harmony, with Elijah Griswold and John C. Frisbie (Hartford, Connecticut: 1807) The Royal Harmony of Zion (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1810) The Christian Harmony (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811) The Harmony of Zion; or, Union Compiler (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811) The Whistle (Dedham, Massachusetts: 1811) --www.hymntime.com/tch

J. Arthur Demuth

1848 - 1923 Person Name: J. A. Demuth Hymnal Number: 135b Composer of "OBERLIN" in New Manual of Praise Born: July 11, 1848, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Died: November 16, 1923, East Cleveland, Ohio. Buried: Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Ohio. Demuth taught violin, cornet, horn, trombone, oboe, and clarinet at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 1889-1919. --www.hymntime.com/tch/