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Madeleine Forell Marshall

b. 1946 Translator of "Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped " in Voices United

b. 1830 Person Name: Wm. Stevenson Author of "Sing Praise to God" in Praise in Song Late 19th Century Currently, our only data on Stevenson is that he was a minister. --http://www.hymntime.com/tch May be the same as William Fleming Stevenson.

Michael Fleming

1928 - 2006 Person Name: Michael Fleming, b. 1928 Composer of "PALACE GREEN" in The New English Hymnal

William Sterndale Bennett

1816 - 1875 Person Name: William S. Bennett Adapter and Harmonizer of "LOBE DEN HERREN" in The New Century Hymnal William Sterndale Bennett, born in Sheffield, England, April 13, 1816, died in London, Feb. 1, 1875. His father, an organist, died when he was three years old, and his education was cared for by his grandfather. At the age of eight (1824) he entered the choir of King's College Chapel at Cambridge, where his grandfather lived, and in 1826 was sent to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Here he studied composition under Lucas and Dr. Crotch, and pianoforte, first under W. H. Holmes, and then under Cipriani Potter. His first composition of note was his D minor pianoforte concerto, op. 1, written in 1832 and played by himself at the prize concert at the Academy in 1833. Mendelssohn was present and greatly encouraged the young composer. In 1836 the firm of Broadwood offered to pay his expenses for a year's study in Leipsic; here he came under the influence of Mendelssohn and Schumann, both of whom held his talent in high esteem. He came back to London after the specified year, but returned to Leipsic for another year's study in 1840. In 1843 he began to give successful chamber concerts in London, and in 1844 married Mary Anne Wood, daughter of a captain in the Navy. In 1849 he founded the London Bach Society, one of the results of which was the first performance in England of the Matthew Passion, April 6, 1854. In 1853 he was offered the conductorship of the Leipsic Gewandhaus concerts, and in 1856 he was elected to the chair of musical professor at the University of Cambridge, and shortly afterwards received the degree of Mus. Doc. In 1856 he was also made permanent conductor of the Philharmonic Society, a post which he resigned ten years later to become principal of the Royal academy of Music. In 11867 he received the Cambridge degree of M.A. and a salary of 100 pounds was joined to his professorship. In 1870 the University of Oxford conferred upon him the honorary dgree of D.C.L. He was knighted in 1871, and a scholarship was founded at the Royal academy of Music out of subscriptions to a public testimonial to him in St. James's Hall in 1872. He died after a short illness, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Bennett has been called the first English composer of individual genius since Purcell; he certainly was the first English composer who go any real recognition in Germany. He has generally been considered as a follower and imitator of Mendelssohn, although the best English critics deny this. Yet he may truly be said to have held more by Mendelssohn than by Schumann. His compositions are noteworthy for an easy grace, refinement, and elaborate perfection of style. 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

Johann Steuerlein

1546 - 1613 Person Name: Johann Steurlein Composer of "WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN" in Glory to God Johann Steuerlein (b. Schmalkalden, Thuringia, Germany, 1546; d. Meiningen, Germany, 1613) studied law at the University of Wittenberg. From 1569 to 1589 he lived in Wasungen near Meiningen, where he served as town clerk as well as cantor and organist in the Lutheran church. From 1589 until his death he lived in Meiningen, where at various times he served as notary public, mayor, and secretary to the Elector of Saxony. A gifted poet and musician, Steurlein rhymed both the Old and New Testaments in German. A number of his hymn tunes and harmonizations were published in Geistliche Lieder (1575) and Sieben und Zwantzig Neue Geistliche Gesenge (1588). Bert Polman

Peter Sohren

1630 - 1693 Person Name: Peter Shoren Composer of "ELBING" in The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940

Adalyn Evilsizer

1862 - 1899 Person Name: Ruth Adalyn Hearn Evilsizer Author of "Sing Praises to God" in The Cyber Hymnal Wife of Louis M. Evilsizer (L. M. Evilsizer), her full name was Ruth Adalyn Hearn Evilsizer. She was born on 05 Oct 1862 in Randolph Co, Deerfield, IN and died on 19 May 1899 in Whitfield Co, Dalton, GA aged 36. Married Louis M. Evilsizer in 1884, they divorced in 1897. Dianne Shapiro

Robert Wainwright

1748 - 1782 Composer of "ST. GREGORY" in The Presbyterian Book of Praise baptized Sep. 17, 1748, Stockport; d. July 15, 1782, Liverpool; organist and composer

Kenneth Munson

1916 - 1986 Person Name: Kenneth Munson, 1916-1988 Harmonizer of "SALVATION" in Psalms for All Seasons Kenneth John Munson (b. Galesburg, IL, 1916; d. Burlington, VT, 1986) and first appeared in the Unitarian Universalist Hymns for the Celebration of Life (1964) set to three different texts. Munson studied at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, and received a Ph.D. in music from Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. He served as chair of the music department at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, from 1942-1981, and was organist and choir director in several churches throughout his career. --Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

L. O. Brown

Person Name: L. O. B. Author of "Hallelujah! Praise the Lord" in Gold Tried in the Fire Rv L O Brown USA. He may be Rev. L. O. brown of Indianapolis, IN, but this is not verified. John Perry