W. H. Jude, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

W. H. Jude

British composer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Westleton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1922

Profession: composer, hymnwriter

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About W. H. Jude

  • William Herbert Jude (1851-1922), usually credited as W.H.
  • Jude, was an English composer and organist.
  • Born in Westleton, Suffolk in September 1851, his parents later moved to Norfolk.
  • He was a precocious child, and attended Wisbech Grammar School where records note that by age eight he was composing incidental music for school plays.
  • He later attended Liverpool Organ School and Liverpool College of Music.By 1881, Jude was listed in the census as living at 33 Oxford Street, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool with his wife Catherine.
  • At this time, he was organist for the Blue Coat Hospital and Stretford Town Hall near Manchester, as well as being a lecturer and teacher.
  • As a recitalist, he was asked to "open" over 1000 new organs across the UK, Ireland and Australia.
  • He was frequently referred to as "the most brilliant organist of the day".Christian texts and topics appear frequently in Jude's compositions.
  • He was an admirer of the British evangelist Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, and published a collection of Gipsy Smith's Favourite Solos in 1903.
  • Jude appears to have supported the temperance movement; "Fight the Drink", a song by Jude with lyrics by A Sargant, appears in a collection of his music with the note that it was "sung at the Crystal Palace Festival by 5000 people".
  • Between 1890 and 1894, the composer embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Beginning in 1904, he served as editor for several musical periodicals, including Monthly Hymnal, Minister of Music, and Music and the Higher Life.
  • He also compiled several hymnbooks; Mission Hymns in 1911 and Festival Hymns in 1916.
  • He died on 8 August 1922 in London.

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