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George Frideric Handel

1685 - 1759 Person Name: George F. Handel Composer of "INNOCENTS" in The Pilgrim Hymnal George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hymnals. A number of hymnal editors, including Lowell Mason, took themes from some of Handel's oratorios and turned them into hymn tunes; ANTIOCH is one example, long associated with “Joy to the World.” Bert Polman

John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes Composer of "ST. BEES" in Songs of the Christian Life As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman

Johann Rudolf Ahle

1625 - 1673 Person Name: J. R. Ahle Composer of "NUREMBERG" in Hymns of Worship and Service Johann Rudolph Ahle, b. Mühlhausen, 1625; Ahle studied theology at Erfurt University. Little is known about his musical education, but be became well known as an organist while he was in Erfurt. He returned to Mühlhausen and became an organist at St. Blasius Church, he composed organ music but is know for his sacred choral music. He was the father of Johann Georg, who was also a composer and succeeded his father as organist at St. Blasius Church. Johann Rudolf became mayor of Mühlhausen late in his life and died there in 1673. Dianne Shapiro (from Bach Cantatas Website www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Ahle-Johann-Rudolf.htm)

Robert Jackson

1840 - 1914 Person Name: Robert Jackson, 1840- Composer of "CRESSBROOK" in Hymns of the United Church After receiving his musical training at the Royal Academy of Music, Robert Jackson (b, Oldham, Lancashire, England, 1840; d. Oldham, 1914) worked briefly as organist at St. Mark's Church, Grosvenor Square, in London. But he spent most of his life as organist at St. Peter's Church in Oldham (1868-1914), where his father had previously been organist for forty-eight years. A composer of hymn tunes, Jackson was also the conductor of the Oldham Music Society and Werneth Vocal Society. Bert Polman

Josiah Booth

1852 - 1930 Person Name: J. Booth Composer of "OAKFIELD" in Worship Song Josiah Booth (27 March 1852 – 29 December 1929) was an English organist and composer, known chiefly for his hymn-tunes. See also in: Wikipedia

William Henry Monk

1823 - 1889 Person Name: William H. Monk Harmonizer of "INNOCENTS" in The Cyber Hymnal William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to plainsong. He composed over fifty hymn tunes and edited The Scottish Hymnal (1872 edition) and Wordsworth's Hymns for the Holy Year (1862) as well as the periodical Parish Choir (1840-1851). Bert Polman

Georg Christoph Strattner

1644 - 1704 Person Name: Georg C. Strattner Composer of "POSEN" in The Church School Hymnal for Youth Georg Christoph Strattner; b. about 1650, in Hungary; d. 1704-5 in Weimar Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Francis Albert Rollo Russell

1849 - 1914 Person Name: F. A. Rollo Russell, 1849-1914 Author of "Christian, Rise and Act Thy Creed" in Pilgrim Hymnal Russell, Francis Albert Rollo, third son of John, first Earl Russell, was born July 10, 1849, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford; B.A. 1873, M.A. 1878. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. His hymns appeared in his Break of Day, London, 1893, from which three passed into Horder's Hymns Supplem., 1894, viz.:— 1. Christian! rise, and act thy creed. Christian Service. 2. Come, Holy Spirit, kind to all. Whitsuntide. 3. O God, Whose voice the angels hear. The Eternal. These are 1893, pp. 127,128,125. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Arthur Cottman

1842 - 1879 Person Name: Arthur Cottman, 1842-1879 Composer of "BARNET" in The Riverdale Hymn Book Born: Circa November 1841, Ringwood, Hampshire, England. Died: Circa May 1879, Brentford, Middlesex, England. Cottman was a solicitor and amateur musician. His works include: Ten Original Tunes, 1874 Music: CATERHAM COTTMAN DALEHURST EVERSLEY MIRFIELD MORN OF GLADNESS --www.hymntime.com/tch

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