[O wohl dem Menschen, dem die Schuld vergeben]

[O wohl dem Menschen, dem die Schuld vergeben]

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes; Composer: Wilhelm Noelsch
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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 >

Composer: Wilhelm Noelsch

(no biographical information available about Wilhelm Noelsch.) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [O wohl dem Menschen, dem die Schuld vergeben]
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Composer: Wilhelm Noelsch
Incipit: 13355 66665 35551
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gesangbuch für deutsche Gemeinden #392

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