Author:William Hayman Cummings

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William Hayman Cummings
(1831–1915)

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English musician, tenor and organist at Waltham Abbey and musical antiquary

This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "W. H. C."

This author wrote articles for the A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Articles written by this author are designated in the DMM by the initials "W. H. C."

Works

The Rudiments of Music (1877)
Purcell (1881) (external scan)
Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1892)
God save the king; the origin, and history of the music and words of the national anthem (1902) (external scan)
Handel (1904)
Dr. Arne and Rule, Britannia (1912) (external scan)
Handel, the Duke of Chandos, and The Harmonious Blacksmith (1915)
Catalogue of the Famous Musical Library of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Musical Scores, Etc., the Property of the Late W. H. Cummings (1917)

Contributions to the DNB

Works about Cummings

"Death of Dr. Cummings, Singer, Conductor, And Composer," in The Times (1915)
"Cummings, William Hayman," by George Grove in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (v. 1, p. 423), (ed.) by George Grove, London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. (1900)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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