nion a very large proportion of the Congregation, for whose use this collection is intended, do not concur. They could not, therefore, have been excluded without too much confidence in the writer's own opinion, and too little deference for that of the Congregation. Note.-The Anthems it will be understood are full, when it is not expressed that they are verse. 0000000000000000000000 NAMES OF THE AUTHORS WHOSE COMPOSITIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS COLLECTION. ENGLISH SCHOOL. ROBERT WHITE, an excellent Composer in the style of Palestrina, whom he preceded, 1510. CHRISTOPHER TYE took his Doctor's Degree in Music at Cambridge in 1545. THOMAS TALLIS, Organist of the Royal Chapels to King Henry VIII., King Edward VI., Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth. He was the first who composed the musical part of the Church Service in the English language. JOHN SHEPPARD. His Services and Anthems were published in 1565. WILLIAM MUNDY, the Composer of several Services and Anthems in 1580. THOMAS MORLEY took his Degree at Oxford, in 1588; Gentleman of the Chapels Royal to Queen Elizabeth; died 1602. THOMAS WEELKES, Organist of Winchester. He composed several Services and Anthems. He lived in 1670. DR. JOHN BULL was the first Professor of Music at Gresham College. He died about 1620. EDMUND HOOPER, Organist at Westminster Abbey, and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal; died 1621. ORLANDO GIBBONS, Organist of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, and of the Chapels Royal, died in 1625. ADRIAN BATTEN, Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral; died 1640. WILLIAM LAWES, a Gentleman of the Chapels Royal; died 1645. PELHAM HUMPHRYS, one of the first set of Choristers of the Chapel Royal after the Restoration; died in 1674, aged 26. THOMAS TOMKINS, a pupil of Byrd, took his degree of MATTHEW LOCK, Composer to Charles II.; died 1677. The REV. W. TUCKER, Precentor of Westminster Abbey, died 1690. HENRY PURCELL, one of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and became Organist in 1682; afterwards Organist of Westminster Abbey. He died in 1695, aged 37. JEREMIAH CLARKE, one of the Children of the Chapel Royal; died in 1707. JOHN BLOW was one of the first set of Children of the Royal Chapel immediately after the Restoration, and was appointed Organist in 1673; died in 1780. JOHN READING, a pupil of Dr. Blow. DR. WM. CHILD, Organist of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and of the Royal Chapels, in the Reigns of Charles I., Charles II., James II., William and Mary; died 1696, aged 91. The REV. H. ALDRICH, D.D. born in Westminster, 1647, was tutor, and afterwards Canon and Dean of ChristChurch, Oxford; adapted many of the compositions of Palestrina to English words; died 1710. JOHN GOLDWIN, a pupil of Dr. Child, Organist at St. George's, Windsor; died, Nov. 1719. JOHN STROUD, a Chorister of the Chapel Royal, died 1720, aged 16. DR. WILLIAM CROFT, born 1677, Organist of Westminster Abbey. In 1724 he published two volumes of Anthems of his own composition. He died, Aug. 1727. THOMAS TUDWAY, Mus. Doc. Professor in Cambridge, died 1730. ROBERT CREYGHTON, D.D. Canon of Wells Cathedral, died 1736, aged 98. JOHN WELDON, a pupil of Purcell, Organist and Composer to the Chapels Royal in 1715; died 1736. WILLIAM TURNER, Mus. Doc. a Gentleman of the Royal Chapels to seven Kings and Queens successively. He died in 1740, aged 88. Thomas KelwaY, Organist of Chichester Cathedral, died 1750. DR. MAURICE Greene, Professor of Music in the University of Cambridge, and Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral. He died in 1755. JOHN TRAVERS, Organist of the Chapel Royal, died 1758. GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL, died in London, 1759. BAILDON, Organist of St. Luke's, London, 1768. JOHN REYNOLDS, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, died 1770. JAMES KENT, Organist of Trinity College, Cambridge, and DR. WILLIAM BOYCE, born 1710, was Master of the King's Band of Musicians, and Organist and Composer at the Chapel Royal; died 1779. JAMES NARES, Mus. Doc. appointed Organist of York Minster in 1734; 1756, Organist and Composer to his Majesty's Chapels; died 1783. REV. W. MASON, A. M. Precentor of York Cathedral, died 1797. PHILIP HAYES, Mus. Doc. Professor in the University of Oxford, and Organist of Magdalen College; died 1797. JONATHAN BATTISHALL, Organist of Christ Church, Newgate Street, died 1801. DR. SAMUEL ARNOLD, Organist of the Chapels Royal, St. James's, and St. George's, Windsor; died 1802. DR. JOHN ALCOCK, Organist of Lichfield Cathedral, died 1806. S. PORTER, Organist of Canterbury Cathedral, died 1810. THOMAS EBDON, Organist of Durham Cathedral, died 1811. JOSEPH CORFE, Organist of Salisbury Cathedral, died 1820. SAMUEL MATTHEWS, Mus. Bac. succeeded Dr. Clarke Whitfeld as Organist of Trinity and St. John's Colleges. He died in 1832. THOMAS ATTWOOD, educated in the Chapel Royal, and studied under Mozart; Organist of St. Paul's in 1795, and Composer to King George IV. He died in 1838. JOSEPH PRING, Mus. Doc. Organist of Bangor Cathedral, died about 1840. CHARLES WESLEY, born in 1757; SAMUEL WESLEY, born in 1766. WILLIAM CROTCH, Mus. Doc. Professor of Music in the University of Oxford. JOHN PRATT, Organist of King's College, and of the University Church. WILLIAM CHARD, Mus. Doc. Organist of Winchester Cathedral. VINCENT NOVELLO, Organist to the Portuguese Embassy. WILLIAM HORSLEY, Mus. Bac. Organist to the Female Orphan Asylum. The REV. W. H. HAVERGAL, Rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester. JOHN CAMIDGE, Mus. Doc. Organist of York Minster. GEORGE J. ELVEY, Mus. Bac. Organist, of London. SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY, Mus. Doc. formerly Organist of Hereford and Exeter Cathedrals, at present of the parish Church, Leeds. STEPHEN ELVEY, Organist of Trin. Coll. WILLIAM HAWES, one of the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, Master of the Children of the Choir, Lay Vicar at St. Paul's. |