1863–1948

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 27, 1863.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 31, 1948.

Buried: Put­ney Vale Ce­me­te­ry, Wim­ble­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Son of com­pos­er John B. Dykes, John the young­er was a Pro­fess­or of Pi­ano at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic for half a cen­tu­ry. Among his stu­dents was com­pos­er Ri­chard An­tho­ny Say­er Ar­nell (1917–2009).

Dykes’ mu­sic ap­peared in The Eng­lish Hym­nal of 1906.

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