Augustus Toplady

Augustus Montague Toplady (4 November 1740 – 11 August 1778) was an Anglican cleric and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent of John Wesley. He is best remembered as the author of the hymn "Rock of Ages". Three of his other hymns – "A Debtor to Mercy Alone", "Deathless Principle, Arise" and "Object of My First Desire" – are still occasionally sung today.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 4, 1740 (Farnham), Died August 11, 1778 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-29 of 29 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E25632-E25633 10-in. 12/15/1927 Rock of ages Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland Male vocal duet, with violin, mandolin, and piano lyricist  
Edison 3370 10-in. Oct. 1914 Rock of ages Mixed vocal quartet (unidentified; Edison Records) Mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
Edison 3867 10-in. 6/11/1915 Rock of ages Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4100 10-in. 9/8/1915 Rock of ages Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
(Results 26-29 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Toplady, Augustus," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105622.

Toplady, Augustus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105622.

"Toplady, Augustus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105622

External Sources

Wikipedia: Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady

Discogs: Augustus Toplady

RISM: Augustus Toplady

IMDb: Augustus Toplady

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Toplady, Augustus, 1740-1778 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87806808

Wikidata: Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q712167

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60028923

MusicBrainz: Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d2f42dfa-9881-467e-a294-6258e8cfb35a

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/193711

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