David W. Music

David W. Music is Professor of Church Music and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Music at Baylor University, where he was taught since 2002. Previously, he was the Thad Roberts Chair of Church Music Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Seminary, in Fort Worth, Texas, and Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department and Fine Arts Division at California Baptist College, Riverside, and Minister of Music at Highland Heights Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn. He began composing hymn tunes and anthems in 1981. Selah has published a number of his handbell pieces and choral anthems and hymn tunes. Dr. Music is widely known for his publications and scholarship in hymnology, and he was editor of The Hymn, the journal of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, from 1990 to 1996.

Dr. Music was born in Ardmore, Okla., in 1949. He received a B.A. in Music from California Baptist College, and a Master of Church Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Southwestern Baptist Seminary.

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Congregational Song publications
Sing to the Lord with Cheerful Voice (hymns, 410-134)

Choral octavos
Go Down, Moses (Spiritual, arr. David W. Music, SATB, 420-618, Mod. diff.)
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (Two-part and keyboard, 405-136)
Let Us Now Go to Bethlehem (SATB, keyboard, 2 opt. C inst., 405-221)
Rejoice Now, You Faithful (Two-part and keyboard, 405-271)
Run, O Run to Jerusalem (SATB and keyboard, 405-522)
May God Bless You Now (Two-part choir and keyboard, 410-815)
The People Who in Darkness Walked (David W. Music, SATB, kybd., 405-160, Mod. easy)
Take Up the Song (David W. Music, SATB, organ, opt. brass, 420-406, Mod. easy)
New! That King Before Whose Majesty (David W. Music, SATB, keybd., 405-312, Mod. easy)
Unto the Hills (SATB and keyboard, 410-821)

Handbell
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (845-820)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (845-102)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (845-101)
Sing We Now of Christmas (845-103)