Monk, William Henry. Hymns Ancient and Modern for use in the Services of the Church, with Accompanying Tunes compiled and arranged under the Musical Editorship of William Henry Monk, Organist and Director of the Choir at King's College, London. New York: Pott & Amery, 1869. [12226]
Black cloth bordered in blind, bright gilt title & design to front, binding signed in blind "F F" at bottom of front board, 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Brown end papers, pencil signature of former owner on ffep, 186 clean pages. Good. Hardcover.
273 selections with the music in four parts, with round notes.
William Henry Monk (1823-1889), b. & d. at London, England. He "is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to plainsong. He composed over fifty hymn tunes and edited The Scottish Hymnal (1872 edition) and Wordsworth's Hymns for the Holy Year (1862) as well as the periodical Parish Choir (1840-1851)." - Bert Polman, entry at hymnary dot org.
