CALM (Dykes)

CALM (Dykes)

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Published in 32 hymnals


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Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CALM (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 33344 32222 34267
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #985
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #3018
Text: Into Thy Gracious Hands I Fall
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5115
Text: O Lord, My God, My Joyful Heart
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

An Nou Chanté! #23

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #985

Hymns and Psalms #308b

Audio

Small Church Music #318

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3018

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5115

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