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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 1659  
'''Born:''' 28 October 1659, Bandon, Ireland


'''Died:''' 1726  
'''Died:''' 20 May 1726, England


'''Biography'''  
'''Biography'''  


Nicholas Brady was the incumbent of [[wikipedia:St. Katherine Cree|St. Katherine Cree]] and a prebendary of [[wikipedia:Saint Finbarre's Cathedral|Cork Cathedral]]. He was the co-author, with [[Nahum Tate]], of ''A new version of the psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches'', which was first published in 1696. This collection's title was usually shortened to 'the New Version'. As such, it was contrasted with the 'Old Version', the metrical psalter based on the work of [[Thomas Sternhold]] and [[John Hopkins]], and published by [[wikipedia:John Day (printer)|John Day]] as ''The whole booke of psalmes'' in 1562: together, the 'Old Version' and 'New Version' were the main metrical psalters used in English parish churches in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.  
Nicholas Brady was the incumbent of [[wikipedia:St. Katherine Cree|St. Katherine Cree]] and a prebendary of [[wikipedia:Saint Finbarre's Cathedral|Cork Cathedral]]. He was the co-author, with [[Nahum Tate]], of ''A new version of the psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches'', which was first published in 1696 (This collection's title was usually shortened to 'the ''[[New Version]]''' ). He also composed tunes in this book's successor, ''A Supplement to A New Version…''.  
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The ''New Version'' was contrasted with the ''[[Old Version]]'', the metrical psalter based on the work of [[Thomas Sternhold]] and [[John Hopkins]], and published by [[wikipedia:John Day (printer)|John Day]] as ''The whole booke of psalmes'' in 1562: together, the 'Old Version' and 'New Version' were the main metrical psalters used in English parish churches in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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Revision as of 23:06, 5 September 2018

Life

Born: 28 October 1659, Bandon, Ireland

Died: 20 May 1726, England

Biography

Nicholas Brady was the incumbent of St. Katherine Cree and a prebendary of Cork Cathedral. He was the co-author, with Nahum Tate, of A new version of the psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches, which was first published in 1696 (This collection's title was usually shortened to 'the New Version' ). He also composed tunes in this book's successor, A Supplement to A New Version….

The New Version was contrasted with the Old Version, the metrical psalter based on the work of Thomas Sternhold and John Hopkins, and published by John Day as The whole booke of psalmes in 1562: together, the 'Old Version' and 'New Version' were the main metrical psalters used in English parish churches in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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Publications

External links

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Musical settings of literary works

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