The British Musical Biography

[E] Purday, Charles Henry, composer and
writer, born at Folkestone, January 11, 1799.
He was a publisher of music in London, and
lecturer on musical topics in Loudon and the
English provinces, and at one time a vocalist
of some repute. Chiefly celebrated as a re-
former of the laws relating to musical coj^y-
right. He acted for some years as conductor
of Psalmody to the Scotch Church, in Crown
Court, Covent Garden, London. He died at
Loudon, April 23, 1885.

[W] Works. — Tlie Sacred Musical Offering, Lon-
don, 1833. Copyright, a sketch of its rise and
l^rogress . . . , Lond 'U, 1877 ; Crown Court
Psalmody, one hundred Psalm tunes and
chants . . . , 1854 ; Church and Home Tune
Book . . . , London [1857]. Songs of Peace
and Joy, 1879 (F. R. Havergal). Writer and
composer of a considerable number of songs —
Down among the barley, Home of my fathers.
Maid of Llanwellyn, Old Yew tree, Real ould
Irish Gintleman, etc. Joint editor with John
Thomas of a large volume of Welsh aiis.
Trios for female voices; two volumes of chil-
dren's songs, etc. He composed "Sandon,"
" Netting Hill," and other well-known hymns;
Elementary exercises in the art of Singing,
London [1851].

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