MONROE PLACE

MONROE PLACE

Composer: John B. Dykes
Published in 8 hymnals


Composer: John B. 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: MONROE PLACE
Composer: John B. Dykes
Meter: 10.10.12.10
Incipit: 17665 54321 54332
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • 76 Offertories on Hymns & Chorales
    Composer/Editor Albert Beck
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1945) pp. 55

Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)
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Favorite Solos #170

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Hymnal for Church and Home #380

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Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #380

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Hymni Ecclesiae #352

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The Highway and the Way, or Burning Bush Songs No. 3 #37

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The New Laudes Domini #695

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The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) (2nd ed) #327a

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The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) (2nd ed) #327b

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