Short Name: | Fred Bock |
Full Name: | Bock, Fred, 1939-1998 |
Birth Year: | 1939 |
Death Year: | 1998 |
Fred Bock was born in Great Neck, New York. He played the piano at age six and organ at age twelve. He attended Ithaca College, receiving his B.A. in Music Education. He earned his Masters and did Doctoral work in Church Music at the University of Southern California. Fred Bock was one of the most recognized and respected leaders in the world of church music. He was an accomplished composer, arranger, clinician, studio musician, organist, pianist, choral director and music publisher. He was the founder and director of publications for the music publishing division of Word, Inc. and later started Gentry Publication and other publishers of church music. He was also minister of music at Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he served for 18 years. Before that, he served as minister of music at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles for 14 years.
Bock has over 600 compositions and arrangements in print.
N.N., Hymnary. More information at https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/fred-bock
Tunes by Fred Bock (28) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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ADESTE FIDELES | Fred Bock (Composer of Descant) | 3 | 11512 55323 43211 |
ANTIOCH (Handel) | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 4 | 17654 32156 67711 |
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC | Fred Bock (Composer of the Descant) | 3 | 55554 35123 33211 |
BELLAMY (Mouret) | Fred Bock (Arranger of last verse harmonization) | 2 | |
BJORKLUND MAJOR | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 5 | 11123 53332 13334 |
BUNESSAN | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 2 | 13512 76565 12356 |
CORONATION (Holden) | Fred Bock (Arranger of last vs. Harmony) | 1 | 51133 21232 13212 |
ETERNAL LIFE | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 1 | |
[I know not now how soon 'twill be] | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 2 | |
I WONDER AS I WANDER | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 2 | 51511 32175 34515 |
[If you are aimlessly wandering alone] | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 2 | |
FOREST PARK | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 1 | 12333 35555 66532 |
ITALIAN HYMN | Fred Bock (Harmonizer (vs. 4)) | 1 | 53121 71123 45432 |
LASST UNS ERFREUEN | Fred Bock (Arranger of last vs. harmony) | 1 | 11231 34511 23134 |
LAUDES DOMINI (Barnby) | Fred Bock (Arranger of last verse harmonization) | 1 | 34561 76567 13217 |
LYONS | Fred Bock (Arranger of alternate vs. 4 harmony) | 1 | 51123 14432 51123 |
MADRID (Spanish) | Fred Bock (Arranger of vs. 3 harmony) | 1 | 17161 53142 17117 |
MARION (Messiter) | Fred Bock (Arranger of Alternate last vs. Harmony) | 1 | 15321 23331 23455 |
MATERNA | Fred Bock (Composer of the descant) | 3 | 55335 52234 56755 |
[My desire, to be like Jesus] | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 1 | 54536 54532 34265 |
NATIONAL HYMN | Fred Bock (Arranger of last vs. Harmonization) | 1 | 11234 31171 33356 |
[I walked today where Jesus walked] | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 1 | |
MALOTTE | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 4 | 55517 66512 34431 |
REGENT SQUARE (Smart) | Fred Bock (Arranger of Alternate vs. 4 harmonization) | 1 | 53153 21566 51432 |
RESIGNATION (Southern Harmony) | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 1 | 13532 35165 31351 |
SYMPHONY (Brahms) | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 15 | 17165 12323 12171 |
[God is at work within you] | Fred Bock (Composer) | 3 | 51111 15551 11212 |
PEACEFUL VALLEY | Fred Bock (Arranger) | 2 | 57111 57125 43332 |