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 1-25 of 29 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 917 7-in. Before June 1896 Rock of ages Artists vary Male vocal solo lyricist  
Berliner 0565 7-in. 10/7/1899 Rock of ages Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]717 7-in. 3/11/1901 Rock of ages Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] Mixed vocal trio, with organ lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]717 10-in. 11/25/1902 Rock of ages Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] Mixed vocal trio, with organ lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3195 10-in. 3/11/1901 Rock of ages Lyric Trio Mixed vocal trio lyricist  
Victor B-2303 10-in. 2/15/1905 Rock of ages Trinity Choir Chorus, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-2970 10-in. 12/22/1905 Rock of ages Richard Jose Counter-tenor vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-3242 10-in. 4/2/1906 Rock of ages Lyric Quartet ; Trinity Choir [i.e., Lyric Quartet] Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-3242 8-in. 4/2/1906 Rock of ages Lyric Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-4555 10-in. 6/3/1907 Rock of ages Trinity Choir [i.e., Lyric Quartet] Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14850 10-in. 5/20/1914 Rock of ages Alma Gluck ; Louise Homer Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20786 10-in. 10/17/1917 Klippa du sombrast förmig Grace Eklund Carlson ; Florence Eklund Reims Female vocal duet, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-24494 10-in. 9/21/1920 Rock of ages Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30628 10-in. 8/12/1924 Rock of ages Jenn Rawlings Anderson Female vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Victor BVE-82883 10-in. 8/2/1934 Rock of ages Buice Brothers Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Victor BS-046712 10-in. 1/24/1940 Rock of ages Emile Coté ; Victor Chapel Choir Mixed vocal chorus, with organ lyricist  
Victor BS-047633 10-in. 2/8/1940 Rock of ages Morris Brown Quartet Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2897 10-in. 12/19/1947 Rock of ages Dick Leibert Organ solo lyricist  
Columbia 1781 10-in. between January and October 1904 Rock of ages Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ and orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79743 10-in. 3/1/1921 Rock of ages Cyrena Van Gordon Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30222 12-in. 3/1/1909 Rock of ages Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with violin, flute, and harp lyricist  
Columbia W143001 10-in. 11/1/1926 Rock of ages Moultrie Georgia Quartet Vocal quartet, unaccompanied lyricist  
OKeh S-7517 10-in. Aug. 1920 Rock of ages Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 2083 10-in. approximately July 1918 Rock of ages Harry McClaskey ; Marie Morrisey Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 7185 10-in. approximately Jan. 1922 Rock of ages Elizabeth Lennox ; Marie Tiffany Female vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Toplady, Augustus," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105622.

Toplady, Augustus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105622.

"Toplady, Augustus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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