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A English Hymnal was published within 1906 for the Church of England under the editorship of Percy Dearmer and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The prolusion to a hymnbook began by using the statement, "A collection of the best hymns in the English language." A superiority of the music dollarfish largely to the operate of Vaughan Williams when musical editor. A standard of a arrangements & original compositions manufactured it one of the virtually all influential hymnary of the 20th century. A hymnbook involved a 1st printing of many arrangements & anthem settings by Vaughan Williams. Among a best known is Sine Nomine, the tune to For all the Saints.
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Preface to the English Hymnal, 1906 Musical Preface by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The English Hymnal A brief history, from St. Mary-the-Virgin, Primrose Hill, the parish where it originated. The English Hymnal, 1906 Index with some lyrics at the Oremus Hymnal. Hymnology: The English Hymnal, 1906 Article on its influence. |
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