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Radiger, Anton (fl 1790)

Dissenter

[c1790] Four setts of new psalm tunes in score (D9); 12 new FTs

Randall, Dr John (1715-99)

Professor of music at Cambridge, 1755-99

1794 A collection of psalm and hymn tunes (P296)
[c1800] A collection of psalm and hymn tunes (P296 later edn)

Ravenscroft, Thomas

Ravenscroft (c1590-c1633) was a musical editor. See also Turner, William.

Reading, Dr John (1677-1764)

Organist of St John, Hackney, 1708-27; and of other London churches

[c1710] A book of new anthems (P59a)

Richardson, William (fl 1697-1731)

Organist of St Nicholas, Deptford, London suburbs

1729 The pious recreation (P97)

Riley, William (fl 1760-90)

Singing master and clerk of St John's Chapel, Bedford Row, London (Francis Roads). Organist at the Asylum for Female Orphans, London

1762 Parochial music corrected ... (P186)
[c1770] Parochial music corrected ... (P186 later edn)
[c1771] Parochial music corrected ... (P186 later edn)
[c1790] The divine harmonist's assistant (P280)

Rippon, John (1751-1836)

Minister of Baptist church, Tooley St, London

[1792-] A collection of psalm and hymn tunes (D12); 20 FTs, 12 new

Robinson, D. (fl 1715)

Writer on music, Nottingham area

1715 An essay upon vocal musick (P68)

Roome, Francis (fl 1779)

Derby bookseller and psalmodist

[1779] The harmony of Sion (P237; contents partly taken from Dr John Alcock's P125); 2 FTs, 1 new

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Sources and acknowledgements

These notes were originally compiled from two main sources:

• Temperley, N. (1979) The Music of the English Parish Church, vol. 1, Cambridge Studies in Music, Cambridge University Press
• Temperley, N. and Manns, C. G. (1983) Fuging Tunes in the Eighteenth Century, Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, no. 49, Information Coordinators, Detroit

The 'P', 'D' etc. numbers that follow the titles of publications are those given in the above sources, from which may be gleaned a wealth of additional information. Of course, the Hymn Tune Index is the source to consult, now that it has been published.

From time to time other individuals have passed on details -- their help is gratefully acknowledged. Names of sources are given with the individual entries.

For interest, I've added entries from a biographical index in Psalmo-Doxologia: A New and Complete Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall), originally published in about 1825.

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