SALVETE FLORES (Dykes)

SALVETE FLORES (Dykes)

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

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: SALVETE FLORES (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 32344 35532 34436
Key: C Major

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Carols for Organ Volume 2: Easy Seasonal Expressions of Joy and Peace
    Composer/Editors Mark Hayes; Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 30

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 10 Number 1 September October 1993: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Kevin Keil
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 14

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6413
Text: Sweet Flowerets of the Martyr Band
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #8336
Text: Long Did Both Kings and Prophets Wait
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #8701
Text: The Mighty Frame Of Glorious Grace
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #11184
Text: O Highest Love, In Lowliest Guise
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12188
Text: Hence From My Soul, My Sins, Depart
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #6413

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #8336

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #8701

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11184

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12188

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