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W. Wheal
1690 - 1727 Person Name: William Wheall Composer of "BEDFORD" in The Evangelical Hymnal William Wheal (Weale) c. 1690-1727 was the organist at St. Paul's, Bedford. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Music from Cambridge in 1719. The tune BEDFORD appeared in the "Psalm Singer's Magazine" of 1729, but it was probably first published earlier. It appears in The Divine Musick Scholars Guide by Francis Timbrell, which has an unknown date of publication, but copies found in personal libraries have dates beginning in 1723.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Musical Times" Vol. 49, #781 (Mar. 1, 1908) pp. 165-169
W. Wheal
Robert Wainwright
1748 - 1782 Person Name: Robert Wainwright 1748-82 Composer of "MANCHESTER" in The Australian Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement baptized Sep. 17, 1748, Stockport; d. July 15, 1782, Liverpool; organist and composer
Robert Wainwright
Nathaniel D. Gould
1781 - 1864 Person Name: N. D. Gould Composer of "WOODLAND" in Chapel Melodies Nathaniel Duren Gould 1781-1864. Born in Bedford, MA, into the Duren family, He was musically inclined and attended a singing school when young. He was also a master and teacher of penmanship and engraving. As a conservative music reformer he opened a singing school in 1799. He taught mostly Psalmody singing. He married Sally Andrews Prichard in 1801, and they had eight children: Nathaniel, Augustus, Charles, Mary Ann, (2 unnamed infants that died), Elizabeth and Sarah. He also formed the New Ipswitch military band in 1804 He was conductor of the Middlesex MA Musical Society in 1805. He took the name Gould in 1806 to qualify for an inheritance from an uncle. He taught music in NH and MA in some 115 singing schools over 50+ years and had more than 50,000 students. He also compiled and published music. He authored a number of books, one being “History of church music in America” (1853) about early singing schools. He noted traits and temperaments of many singers, some not really performing for the glory of God. He died in Boston, MA.
John Perry
Nathaniel D. Gould
Charles F. Roper
b. 1843 Person Name: C. F. R. Composer of "JERUSALEM" in A. M. E. C. Hymnal
Charles F. Roper
T. J. Cook
1826 - 1876 Composer of "PRAYER" in The Praise Hymnal 19th Century
We have little data on Cook, except that he was a teacher. He evidently lived in the New York City area in the 1860s. His works include:
The Olive Branch, with Theodore Perkins (New York: F. J. Huntington, 1860)
The Evergreen, with Theodore Perkins (New York: F. J. Huntington, 1862)
Music:
BEAUTIFUL ZION
JESUS, GUIDE OUR WAY
LITTLE CHILDREN, COME TO JESUS
WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR THEE?
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
T. J. Cook
George Thomas Thalben-Ball
1896 - 1987 Person Name: George Thalben-Ball, 1896-1987 Composer of "ARDEN" in Common Praise London, England; organist
George Thomas Thalben-Ball
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