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ALFORD (Dykes)

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

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… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ALFORD (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
Meter: 7.6.8.6 D
Incipit: 34412 31353 12132
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 8
  • Preludes for Fifty-five Well-known Hymn Tunes: Modeled after the Free Organ Accompaniments of T. Tertius Noble
    Composer/Editor Howard D. McKinney
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1967) pp. 39
  • Free Organ Accompaniments to One Hundred Well-known Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor T. Tertius Noble
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1946) pp. 95

Organ Solo

  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 50 Number 1 September October 2015: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 13
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 50 Number 1 September October 2015: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 13
  • A Musical Gift Book 4: 32 Preludes on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Jack C. Goode
    Published By: Darcey Press (2000) pp. 5
  • A Musical Gift Book 3: 25 Organ Preludes on Familiar Hymn Tunes for Organ or Piano
    Composer/Editor Peter J. Hodgson
    Published By: Darcey Press (1996) pp. 4
  • Preludes for Fifty-five Well-known Hymn Tunes: Modeled after the Free Organ Accompaniments of T. Tertius Noble
    Composer/Editor Howard D. McKinney
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1967) pp. 39
  • 21 Preludes on Standard Hymns for the Organ
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1963) pp. 55
  • The Organist Volume 67 Number 2 May 1963: A Bi-Monthly Magazine for Church Organists
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1963) pp. 31

Piano Solo

  • Eighteen Hymn Transcriptions for Piano
    Composer/Editor Clarence Kohlmann
    Published By: Theodore Presser Company (1946) pp. 10

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Twelve Famous Hymns for Piano and Organ: For Organ / Piano
    Composer/Editor Raymond Burt
    Published By: Willis Music Company (1962) pp. 19

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