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 - Bring Your Vessels, Not A Few (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 11, 2023)
- # 2 - Songs Of Praises (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 10, 2023)
- # 3 - Something For Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 25, 2023)
- # 4 - The Blessedness Of Prayer (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 17, 2023)
- # 5 - Give Thy Blessing (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 08, 2023)
- # 6 - Come, Let Us, Who In Christ Believe (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 07, 2023)
- # 7 - God Of Our Life (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 06, 2023)
- # 8 - I Will Strive (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 05, 2023)
- # 9 - Be Strong In The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 04, 2023)
- #10 - Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 04, 2023)