GB 1249 MS 4820 - HAVERGAL, William Henry (1793-1870)

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GB 1249 MS 4820 1844-1870 Collection (fonds) 1 file Havergal , William Henry , 1793-1870 , composer of sacred music
William Henry Havergal, born 1793; educated Merchant Taylors' School, London, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA, 1815; MA, 1819); ordained, 1816; curate at Bristol, Coaley (Gloucs.), 1820, and Astley (Worcs), 1822; appointed rector of Astley, 1829; rector of St Nicholas, Worcester, 1845; retired to the vicarage of Shareshill (Staffs.), 1860; commenced publishing cathedral music in the 1830s; in 1844 he began to produce a series of publications aimed towards the improvement of psalmody; wrote hymns, sacred songs and carols for the periodical Our Own Fireside and selected, harmonized and arranged vocal music; published two volumes of Sermons (London, 1853) and A History of the Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (New York, 1854) as well as other sermons and religious essays; died 1870.

Donated by Commander C R Havergal, 1976.

Correspondence to the Rev William Henry Havergal, 1844-1868, mainly relating to musical settings of Psalm 100, in particular the tune known as the `Old Hundredth', including correspondence from his son Henry E Havergal, with manuscript copies of musical examples. Includes a notebook of W H Havergal containing a series of short tunes, and a memorial card of W H Havergal, 1870.

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English.

An entry is given in volume 2 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.

Birmingham University Special Collections Department holds miscellaneous papers of W H Havergal, 1816-1886 (Ref: CMS/Acc 95).

Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Source: article by William Barclay Squire/Nicholas Temperley, Grove Dictionary of Music. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Sep 2001 Havergal , Henry E , 1820-1875 , clergyman and composer of sacred music Havergal , William Henry , 1793-1870 , composer of sacred music Musical styles Religious music

Donated by Commander C R Havergal, 1976.

Correspondence to the Rev William Henry Havergal, 1844-1868, mainly relating to musical settings of Psalm 100, in particular the tune known as the `Old Hundredth', including correspondence from his son Henry E Havergal, with manuscript copies of musical examples. Includes a notebook of W H Havergal containing a series of short tunes, and a memorial card of W H Havergal, 1870.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.

• English

• Latin

English.

An entry is given in volume 2 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.

Birmingham University Special Collections Department holds miscellaneous papers of W H Havergal, 1816-1886 (Ref: CMS/Acc 95).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English