Songs of Praise: Songs of Praise by Percy Dearmer

Songs of Praise: Songs of Praise by Percy Dearmer

Songs of Praise was first published in 1925, and is still an immensely popular hymnbook, particularly in schools. The compilation falls into two parts: Book 1 contains hymns grouped by subject and theme, together with a selection of verses, canticles and doxologies; Book 2 contains general hymns listed alphabetically by first line.

Ralph Vaughan Williams, born in Gloucestershire on 12 October 1872, read History at Cambridge and went to the Royal College of Music where his teachers were Parry, Wood, and Stanford. Vaughan Williams believed in the value of music education and wrote practical competition pieces, serviceable church music, and with the 49th Parallel (1940-41) he found a new outlet in writing for film. His profoundly disturbing Symphony No.6 (1948) received international acclaim with more than a hundred performances in a little over two years. His great sensitivity to the 20th-century human condition, his flexibility in writing for all levels of music making, and his unquestionably great imagination combine to make him one of the key figures in 20th century music. Ralph Vaughan Williams had a long association with Oxford University Press; over 200 publications are available in the Oxford catalogue.

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ISBN 13	9780192312075
ISBN 10	0192312073
Title	Songs of Praise: Songs of Praise
Author	Percy Dearmer
Series	Songs Of Praise
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1963-03-26
Number of pages	936
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.