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He became known as a music publisher about 1648; and from 1652 until his retirement in 1684 he kept a bookshop near the door of the Temple Church, London, where he was clerk from 1653-86. His shop was a meeting place for music lovers, including Samuel Pepys.
For a long time he held a virtual monopoly of music publishing. He was also a noted author, editor and composer of glees, catches and instrumental music. Among his best-known books are Psalms and Hymns in Solemn Musick 1671 and The Whole Book of Psalms 1677, the latter in particular having great influence. His son Henry succeeded him in the business; and on the father's death Purcell composed an Elegy on my Friend, Mr John Playford.
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(See also DNB; Julian p.897a)
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(See also Julian p.901b)
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The daughter of a Methodist minister, she was educated in Jamaica and studied piano and violin. She trained at St Katherine's College Liverpool as a teacher of music and English. She played the violin in several London orchestras between 1951 and 1956, and began composing in 1953.
Following her marriage in 1956 to the Revd Philip Potter, who was a staff member of the World Council of Churches, she moved to Geneva, where for nine years she led the choir of the Church of Scotland congregation.
She wrote or arranged many hymn-tunes, and co-edited Cantate Domino 1974.
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He was the son of a Lutheran teacher and pastor. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, and was organist of the Marienkirche there from 1587-90. In 1595 he was appointed organist and in 1604 Kapellmeister to the Duke of Brunswick at Wolfenbüttel; he also became the Duke's secretary and travelled with him. After the Duke's death in 1613 Praetorious travelled extensively in Germany.
He composed much, especially works founded on Lutheran hymns. His most important publications were the collected Musae Sionae (Muses of Zion) in sixteen volumes (1605-12) and Syntagma Musicum (1614-19), a four-volume treatise on musical styles and instruments.
(See also GDM; OCM)
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He is/was organist and choirmaster of a Methodist Church on St Vincent, West Indies, and director of the Church music programme for the Caribbean Conference of Churches.
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He was named after his grandfather, the bard Rowland Huw. He spent most of his life in Bala, where he became well known as a precentor; but, apparently owing to reduced circumstances, he moved in 1880 to Holywell to be a loom-tender's assistant in a flannel mill.
Many of his hymn tunes appeared in Welsh periodicals, and he published Cyfaill y Cantorion (The Singer's Friend) 1844, consisting mostly of his own tunes. He also wrote anthems and a book of lessons for children.
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He was educated at Glasgow University, was a music graduate of Trinity College Dublin, and studied church music at York Minster. He was organist and choirmaster of United Free churches in Irvine and Glasgow, among them Bellhaven U.F.Church Glasgow from 1913.
He taught organ, piano and composition at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, was a music supervisor for Glasgow schools, and was well-known as an organ recitalist. He was a member of the editorial committees for RCH 1927, and was music editor of The Scottish Psalter 1929.
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He was educated at the University of Minnesota; McPhail School of Music; Columbus Boychoir School; St John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota; and the RSCM. His principal appointments as organist and choir director have been at St Thomas's Episcopal Church Seattle 1968-81, and Holy Name (RC) Cathedral Chicago 1981-92.
He is a prolific composer in many forms, including opera and film music. He was music editor of the Roman Catholic hymnals Worship II and Worship III (1975, 1986) and an editorial consultant for several others.
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He was the son of a Congregational minister. He taught in private schools from 1852-59, and then held a number of organist's posts in London, notably at Union Chapel Islington 1861-73. He edited the Monthly Musical Record 1871-74, served as a music critic, and held teaching posts at the Crystal Palace School of Art 1860-84; the National Training School for Music (forerunner of the Royal College of Music) 1876-82; the Royal Academy of Music 1879-1909; Guildhall School of Music 1884-1909; and the University of Dublin 1894-1909. He prepared editions of the classics, notably Handel's Messiah 1902.
Apart from a few hymn tunes, his many compositions are now forgotten; but his music text-books have proved of lasting value and have been translated into many languages.
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Educated at St Asaph's Cathedral School and St John's College Cambridge, he became Rector of Ffestiniog with the chapelry of Llanddwywe in 1580. In 1576 he was appointed Archdeacon of Merioneth and chaplain to Sir Henry Sidney, President of Wales 1559-86; and in 1602 he was made a canon of St Asaph's.
His importance rests largely on his Welsh metrical version of the Psalms; these, with a few tunes, were appended to the 1621 Welsh edition of the Book of Common Prayer.
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She studied at the University of N.Carolina and the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York; and then became an instructor in music theory at the University of Texas.
In 1951 she married the Revd W.G.Pulkingham, and became increasingly involved in church music as choir director, arranger and composer. From the Church of the Redeemer, Houston, the Pulkinghams moved to Great Cumbrae, Scotland, in 1971 to found a series of `revival' ministries led by `The Fisherfolk' - teams that went (by invitation) to local churches. This travelling ministry has since been extended to several other countries.
Among other publications, those for which she is best known are Sound of Living Waters 1974, Fresh Sounds 1976 and Cry Hosanna 1980, for all of which she was co-editor.
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He was the son of a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and was himself a chorister there from 1669-73. He was apprenticed to John Hingston, organ-builder and keeper of the Royal instruments. He studied music under Pelham Humfrey and John Blow, and tuned the organ in Westminster Abbey. In 1667 he was appointed composer to the orchestra of the Chapel Royal; he was organist of Westminster Abbey 1679-95, organist of the Chapel Royal 1682-95, and succeeded Hingston in 1683 as keeper of the Royal instruments. He was responsible for the music at the coronations of James II in 1685 and William III (William of Orange) in 1689.
He wrote much church and instrumental music, songs, operas and other theatre music, and is generally regarded as one of England's greatest composers. He is buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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(The Rejoice & Sing Enchiridion:edited by David Goodall; last amended 15/5/03)