Composer Bio Information
Purday, Charles Henry's bio information
Friday, January 11, 1799 - Thursday, April 23, 1885
Born: January 11, 1799, Folkestone, England.
Died: April 23, 1885, London, England.
Purday was appointed conductor of psalmody at Crown Court Scots Church in Covent Garden, London, in the 1840’s, during the ministry of Dr. John Cumming. Dr. Cumming’s church was so popular that it was said traffic could not move in Bow Street and Drury Lane for the throng of carriages making their way to services. Purday was a fine vocalist and had sung at the coronation of Queen Victoria. He became a music publisher, and was a pioneer in the movement for copyright law reform. His works include:
* The Sacred Musical Offering, 1833
* Crown Court Psalmody: One Hundred Psalm Tunes and Chants, 1854
* A Few Directions for Chanting, 1855
* A Church and Home Tune Book, 1857
* Copyright, a Sketch of Its Rise and Progress, 1877
Sources
* Erickson, p. 374
* Frost, p. 687
Music
1. Jerusalem (Purday)
2. Sandon
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/u/purday_ch.html
Died: April 23, 1885, London, England.
Purday was appointed conductor of psalmody at Crown Court Scots Church in Covent Garden, London, in the 1840’s, during the ministry of Dr. John Cumming. Dr. Cumming’s church was so popular that it was said traffic could not move in Bow Street and Drury Lane for the throng of carriages making their way to services. Purday was a fine vocalist and had sung at the coronation of Queen Victoria. He became a music publisher, and was a pioneer in the movement for copyright law reform. His works include:
* The Sacred Musical Offering, 1833
* Crown Court Psalmody: One Hundred Psalm Tunes and Chants, 1854
* A Few Directions for Chanting, 1855
* A Church and Home Tune Book, 1857
* Copyright, a Sketch of Its Rise and Progress, 1877
Sources
* Erickson, p. 374
* Frost, p. 687
Music
1. Jerusalem (Purday)
2. Sandon
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/p/u/purday_ch.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - The Eye of Faith (TTBB) (uploaded on Apr 05, 2024)
- # 2 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 3 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 5 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 6 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 7 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 8 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 9 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- #10 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)