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William Henry Monk
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English organist, church musician, and music editor
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1823
- Died
- 1889
- Works
- 10
Top works
- The Scottish hymnal
- The book of common prayer
- Echoes of Hellas
- Appendix to Hymns ancient and modern
- Hymns ancient and modern for use in the services of the church
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,915
- Total plays
- 42,962
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Probably better known in his day as an organist, church musician, and music editor, William Henry Monk (16 March 1823 – 18 March 1889) composed a fair number of popular hymn tunes, including one of the most famous from nineteenth century England, "Eventide", used for the hymn Abide with me. He also wrote music for church services and a number of anthems. Abide with me instrumental Two Hymn-Tune Preludes: 1. Eventide (melody by W. H. Monk) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Henry+Monk">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Greater London
- Place of death
- Greater London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- King's College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- William Henry Monk.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Henry Monk
- date of death
- 1899-03-01
- date of birth
- 1823-03-16
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to William Henry Monk, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
