Bradbury, William B. The Jubilee: an extensive Collection of Church Music for the Choir, the Congregation, and the Singing-School; New Edition, containing Additional Anthems, Opening and Closing Pieces, etc. New York: Mason Brothers, (1858). New Edition. [11148]
Oblong, leather spine, printed paper over boards, 6 3/4 x 10 inches, some worming to the leather with a 1 inch flap at top, binding is scuffed and edge-worn. Adverts on the end papers. 384 unmarked pages, light foxing, tight. Good. Hardcover.
Music in four parts with round notes.
William Batchelder Bradbury (1816-1868). b. York, Maine; d. Montclair, New Jersey. He was the author and compiler of fifty-nine books of musical collections for choirs and schools, the first published in 1841. His best-known song is probably "Jesus Loves Me," for which he wrote the music and added the chorus, "Yes, Jesus loves me..." Other well-known tunes composed by Bradbury are sung to the hymns "He Leadeth Me," "Just As I Am," "Sweet Hour of Prayer," and "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less."
