and in the Rev. R. Brown-Borthwick's Supplemental Hymn and Tune Book, 3d edition, 1868 196 Day of Praise Stewart, Sir Robert Prescott (1825-1894], born at Dublin: educated in the school of Christ Church Cathedral: chorister, then organist there in 1844; organist of Trinity College, 1844; vicar-choral of St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1852; Dublin, Mus. Doc., 1851, University professor, 1861: knighted, 1872: contributed to the "Irish" Church Hymnal, 1874, Mount Calvary. 68, 140 Strattner, Georg Christoph [1650-1705], born at Ungarn: organist of the chapel of the prince of Durlach; afterwards chapelmaster at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and at Weimar: composed, in triple time, for Neander's Bundes und Himmelslieder, 1691, set to the words "Himmel, Erde, Luft und Meer," the tune named below. It appeared in common time in Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, 1705. In The Musical Times, December, 1871, first appeared, though written expressly for The Hymnary, 1872, D Tuckerman, Samuel Parkman [1819born at Boston, Massachusetts: studied i Zeuner organist and director at St. Pa Boston, 1844; studied church music in land, 1849-1853; Mus. Doc., Academy of Cecilia, Rome, 1852, and Lambeth, 185 published in the National Lyre, Boston, 18. Humility Turton, Thomas [1780-1864], born in York shire St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge, B. A senior wrangler, 1805, M. A., 1808, B. D., 1816 fellow of his college, 1806, tutor, 1807: dea: of Peterborough, 1830; dean of Westminster, 1842; bishop of Ely, 1845: composed in 1844, and published that year in The People's Music Book, set to a version of Psalm c., Ely 134, 236 Tye, Christopher [1508-1572], Cambridge, Mus. Bac., 1537, Mus. Doc., 1545: rector of Little Wilbraham, 1564-1567; of Newton, 1568-1570; of Doddington-cum-March, 15711572; gentleman of the Chapel Royal, 1545; musical preceptor to Edward VI.; organist of Ely Cathedral, 1541-1562: is said to have restored church music after it had been almost ruined by the dissolution of the monasteries. In 1553 he published The Actes of the Apostles translated into Englishe Metre, with Notes to eche Chapter. Only the first fourteen chapters were published. From this work have come several well-known tunes. From the second half of the tune set to Chapter VIII. [but see Psalter, Thomas Este's], has been adapted by Francis Timbrell for the use of his scholars and all such as delight in Church Musick, and which contains "Bedford," with "Wm. Weale " as composer, was issued as early as 1715. The tune first appeared in common time in William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, Vol. 1., 1812, set to the words "Our God, our help in ages past." Bedford 163 Webb, George James [1803-1887], born at Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury organist of a church in Falmouth, Cornwall; then organist of the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1830-1870; fellow-worker with Lowell Mason, q. v.; president of the Boston Händel and Haydn Society, 1840: composed on the ocean, 1830, to the words ""T is dawn, the lark is singing," and first published as a secular song in The Odeon, 1837, and in England as a hymntune in The Wesleyan Psalmist, 1842, and then in Cantica Laudis, Boston, edited by Mason and Webb, 1850, Webb. 214 Webbe, Samuel [1740-1816], born at Minorca: studied under Barbandt, organist of the Bavarian Chapel, London: organist of the Sardinian embassy. In his A Collection of Motetts or Antiphons, 1792, set to "O Salutaris," appeared Melcombe 22, 161, 243 Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst Freiherr von [1786-1826], son of Franz Anton von Weber, musician, a connection of Mozart's: born at Eutin: studied under Heuschkel; then under Michael Haydn; then at Munich under Kalcher; then at Vienna under Abbé Vogler: music-director at the theatre of Breslau, 1804-1806; private secretary to Ludwig, duke of Würtemberg, 18061810; music-director at Prague, 1813-1816; at Dresden, 1816-1826. From the opening chorus of Oberon, 1826, has been adapted the tune known in The Choir, 1832, edited by Lowell Mason, as "Chatham," sometimes called "Seymour," but here Weber 113. Biographical Index of Composers. Wellesley, Garret [1735-1781], first earl of | Willing, Christopher Edwin [1830 Mornington father of the duke of Wellington: Dublin, B. A., 1754, M. A., 1757, Mus. Doc., 1764, first professor of music, 1764-1774. From a chant, first published as a s. M. hymntune in Miller's David's Harp, 1805, has been adapted Mornington 171 Wesley, Samuel Sebastian [1810-1876], son of Samuel Wesley: born at London: chorister at the Chapel Royal; organist of St. James's Church, Hampstead Road, London, 1827; of St. Giles, Camberwell, 1829; afterwards of St. John's, Waterloo Road, and of Hampton-onThames; of Hereford Cathedral, 1832; of Exeter Cathedral, 1835; of Leeds Parish Church, 1842; of Winchester Cathedral, 1849; of Gloucester Cathedral, 1865-1876: published in A Selection of Psalms and Hymns by Rev. C. Kemble, 1864, the musical part of which he edited, set to "Jerusalem the golden," son of Christopher Willing, chorister a assistant gentleman of the Chapel Roy born in Devon: chorister at Westmins Abbey under James Turle, whose pupil a assistant he afterwards became; organist Blackheath Park Church, London, 1845: the Foundling Chapel, London, 1848-18 of All Saints Church, Margaret Street; tl of St. Paul's, Covent Garden; organist a sub-conductor under Sir Michael Costa of Sacred Harmonic Society: composed for Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Mode 1868, Wilson born at Fenwick, Ayrshire: sh maker: educated at the village school; oc sionally led the psalmody in the Secess Church at Fenwick, and taught the villag music. On single slips, in common time, two parts only, under the name "Fenwic and then, in triple time, in Sacred Music use in St. George's Church, Edinburgh, 18 published by R. A. Smith, first appeared Martyrdom Zeuner, Heinrich Christoph [1795-18 and 123, |