QUEDGELEY

Composer: John Dykes Bower

Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (13 August 1905 – 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Truro Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. John Dykes Bower was born on 13 August 1905 in Gloucester. He was one of four brothers. Stephen Dykes Bower became a famous church architect. He was educated at Cheltenham College and studied organ under Herbert Brewer, and was organ scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1922. He was organist of: Truro Cathedral 1926 - 1929 New College, Oxford 1929 - 1933 Durham Cathedral 1933 - 1936 St Paul's Cathedral 1936 - 1968 --en.wikipedia.org/wiki/  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: QUEDGELEY
Composer: John Dykes Bower
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Incipit: 53654 53222 34566
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: © Hope Publishing Co.

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Ancient and Modern #380b

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #130a

Catholic Book of Worship III #440

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #122

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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