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ELLERTON

ELLERTON

Composer: W. S. Hoyte
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: W. S. Hoyte

Born: September 22, 1844, Sidmouth, England. Died: July 2, 1917. Buried: Sidmouth, England. Hoyte studied under John Goss and George Cooper. He played the organ at various locations, finally at All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1868-1907). He was also a professor of organ at the Royal College of Music (1888), and at the Royal Academy of Music (1893), and professor of the pianoforte at the Guildhall School. He was a member of the Philharmonic Society, and received his DMus degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1904. --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ELLERTON
Composer: W. S. Hoyte
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Incipit: 51321 35435 11223
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Gloria #93

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Hymns of the Centuries #93

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The Church Hymnal #517a

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #323

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