The British Musical Biography

[E] Ashworth, Caleb, musician, born at
Clough-Fold, Rossendale, Lancashire, in 1722.
He was educated under Doddridge, at North-
ampton, and was Baptist minister and tutor
at Daventry. He died at Daventry July 18,
1775. He compiled "A Collection of Tunes,
suited to the several metres commonly used
in public worship, set in four parts . . . [1760],
3rd edition, 1766 ; and wrote an " Introduction
to the Art of Singing," London, 1770, prefixed
to the later editions of the Collection of Tunes.
He also published a Hebrew Grammar, Ser-
mons, etc.

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