Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Sup… Go to person page >
Tune Title: FENITONFirst Line: Not a thought of earthly things!Composer: Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947Meter: 7.8.7.8 with AlleluiasKey: F MajorDate: 2010
Tune Title: FENITONFirst Line: Jesus, on the mountain peakComposer: Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947Meter: 7.8.7.8 with AlleluiasKey: F MajorDate: 2010
Tune Title: FENITONFirst Line: Christ upon the mountain peakComposer: Sydney H. Nicholson (1875-1947)Meter: 7.8.7.8.AlleluiaIncipit: 16123 55653 12165Key: F Major or modalDate: 1985
Tune Title: FENITONFirst Line: Christ upon the mountain peakComposer: Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947Meter: 7.8.7.8. AND AlleluiasKey: F MajorDate: 1999