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Walter Greatorex
1877 - 1949 Person Name: W. Greatorex Composer of "WOODLANDS" in A Missionary Hymn Book Walter Greatorex (b. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, 1877; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1949) was director of music at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, where from 1911-1936. Before that he served as assistant music master at Uppingham School in Rutland (1900-1910). Greatorex's musical education began as a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, England, and he received his university music training at St. John's College, Cambridge.
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Walter Greatorex
Henry Lawes
1596 - 1662 Person Name: H. Lawes Composer of "FARLEY CASTLE" in The Church and School Hymnal Born: January 5, 1596, Dinton, Wiltshire, England.
Died: October 21, 1662, London, England.
Buried: In the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Lawes, tutor to the daughters of the Earl of Bridgewater, is best known as a composer. He became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1626, and a member of the "King’s Musick" in 1631. He wrote over 400 vocal pieces, as well as anthems and instrumental compositions. His works include:
Choice Psalmes Put into Musick for Three Voices, 1648
Ayres and Dialogues (London: 1653)
Sources:
Frost, p. 680
Hughes, pp. 467-68
Nutter, p. 460
Stulken, p. 292
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Henry Lawes
Jane W. Rhodes
Person Name: Jane Rhodes Composer of "PARTING" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes
Jane W. Rhodes
Basil Mathews
1879 - 1951 Author of "Far round the world Thy children sing their song" in A Missionary Hymn Book
Basil Mathews
A. F. Barnes
1878 - 1960 Person Name: Archie Fairbairn Barnes, 1878- Composer of "DUNBLANE CATHEDRAL" in The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada Dr. Archie Fairbairn Barnes was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire in 1878. He studied at Bristol Grammar School, the Royal College of Music as exhibitioner and Keble College, Oxford as organ scholars where he earned degrees in music. He became music master of Llandovery College (from 1903) and of Franborough School (1907-1914). He joined the army at the beginning of World War I and served with the British Expeditionary Force in France. After returning to civilian life he became headmaster of the Queen Victoria School in Dunblane, Scotland and later as the senior music master at Bishop’s Stortford College, Hertfordshire. He was also organist and choirmaster in several churches. He died in Paignton, Devon on June 6, 1960.
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