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| Short Name: | Charles H. Purday |
| Full Name: | Purday, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1799-1885 |
| Birth Year: | 1799 |
| Death Year: | 1885 |
Charles H. Purday (1799-1885) A publisher, composer, lecturer, and writer, Purday had a special interest in church music. He published Crown Court Psalmody (1854), Church and Home Metrical Psalter and Hymnal (1860), which included SANDON, and, with Frances Havergal, Songs of Peace and Joy (1879). A precentor in the Scottish Church in Crown Court, London, Purday sang at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In the publishing field he is known as a strong proponent of better copyright laws to protect the works of authors and publishers.
Bert Polman
| Tunes by Charles H. Purday (9) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYSWATER (Purday) | Charles Henry Purday (Composer) | 3 | 11132 12171 |
| LET IT PASS | C. H. Purday (Composer) | 4 | 11176 71253 55176 |
| ST. RULE | C. H. Purday (Composer) | 2 | 15513 65122 44351 |
| GAINSWORTH | Charles H. Purday (Composer) | 3 | 33343 32117 15432 |
| SANDON (Purday) | Charles H. Purday (Composer) | 164 | 33343 32123 12713 |
| ST. ULRICH (Purday) | C. H. Purday (Composer) | 4 | 35332 21166 543 |
| ST. MICHAELS (German) | Charles H. Purday, 1799-1885 (Composer) | 13 | 55435 43243 16217 |
| MORETON (Purday) | C. H. Purday (Composer) | 2 | 55543 21666 54322 |
| NOTTING HILL | C. H. Purday (Composer) | 15 | 55612 31656 51325 |
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