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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_35977" /> == | |||
<p> an English Congregational minister, was born at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, November 14, 1816. He was early brought to Christ; was educated at Coward College, and at University College, London; became assistant minister in the [[Church]] at Basingstoke in 1838; in 1841 co-pastor at Stowmarket, Suffolk; in 1844 pastor at Plaistow; resigned in 1867, on account of ill-health, and devoted himself to the improvement of Church music, establishing a printing and publishing business for that purpose. He died May 26, 1880. He published, The Little Tune-book Harmonized: — The Child's Own Hymn-book: — The Standard Course of the Tonic-sol-fa Method: — How to [[Observe]] Harmony: — The Teacher's Manual: — Musical Statics: — Constructive Exercises in Elementary Musical Composition: Musical Theory, and other works. See (Lond.) Cong. Year- book, 1881, page 366. </p> | <p> an [[English]] [[Congregational]] minister, was born at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, [[November]] 14, 1816. [[He]] was early brought to Christ; was educated at [[Coward]] College, and at [[University]] College, London; became assistant minister in the [[Church]] at Basingstoke in 1838; in 1841 co-pastor at Stowmarket, Suffolk; in 1844 pastor at Plaistow; resigned in 1867, on account of ill-health, and devoted himself to the improvement of Church music, establishing a printing and publishing business for that purpose. He died [[May]] 26, 1880. He published, The Little Tune-book Harmonized: — The Child's Own Hymn-book: — The [[Standard]] [[Course]] of the Tonic-sol-fa Method: — [[How]] to [[Observe]] Harmony: — The Teacher's Manual: — [[Musical]] Statics: — [[Constructive]] Exercises in [[Elementary]] Musical Composition: Musical Theory, and other works. [[See]] (Lond.) Cong. Year- book, 1881, page 366. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71466" /> == | |||
<p> An [[Independent]] clergyman, born in Yorkshire; the founder of the [[Tonic]] Sol-fa system in music; from 1864 gave himself up to the advocacy and advancement of his system (1816-1880). </p> | |||
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Revision as of 20:03, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an English Congregational minister, was born at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, November 14, 1816. He was early brought to Christ; was educated at Coward College, and at University College, London; became assistant minister in the Church at Basingstoke in 1838; in 1841 co-pastor at Stowmarket, Suffolk; in 1844 pastor at Plaistow; resigned in 1867, on account of ill-health, and devoted himself to the improvement of Church music, establishing a printing and publishing business for that purpose. He died May 26, 1880. He published, The Little Tune-book Harmonized: — The Child's Own Hymn-book: — The Standard Course of the Tonic-sol-fa Method: — How to Observe Harmony: — The Teacher's Manual: — Musical Statics: — Constructive Exercises in Elementary Musical Composition: Musical Theory, and other works. See (Lond.) Cong. Year- book, 1881, page 366.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An Independent clergyman, born in Yorkshire; the founder of the Tonic Sol-fa system in music; from 1864 gave himself up to the advocacy and advancement of his system (1816-1880).
