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Note: Henry Samuel Hayden,Organist,composer and Music teacher seems to have been born into music with his father, also Henry, the Organist at the St.Asaph Cathedral in Wales.The DICTIONARY OF WELSH BIOGRAPHY (Cardiff, 1940) contains the following entry:HAYDEN, HENRY SAMUEL (1805-60),organist; b.at St.Asaph, the son of a German * * * who was organist at S. Asaph cathedral,and of a Welsh mother.When he was fifteen he was appointed organist of St.Mary's church,Caernarvon, a post which he held for
forty years; he was also organist of St.Ann's, Llandygai.He translated the musical system of Wilhelm (*likley to be Wilhem see biography below) into Welsh and taught it in classes.He also taught music at the Caernarvon Training College for Teachers.He
published a collection of twenty-eight Welsh airs. He died 25 July 1860 and was buried in Llanbeblig (Caernarvon) churchyard. Sources:'Ceitho';'Yr aul',1890,274.Author: Robert David Griffith, M.A. (1877-1958), Old Colwyn.
* * * Note - His father was not German but born in Norwich, England. The Biographer possibly confused the issue by assuming the musicial translation was of a German Wilhelm and not the French Wilhem ( no L) and assumed if Henry could speak German
that his Norwich born father was German.***
From the age of Fifteen years (1820) Henry was the Organist at St. Mary's Church in Caernarvon. The Caernarvon Civic society research states "The original Church organ was the gift of the Earl of Uxbridge,Mayor of the town and Constable of the Castle,
who became the first Marques of Anglesey.It came by sea on the sloop 'Pentir' from Liverpool.In 1822 a Mr.Haydn was paid for tuning this organ,and was also paid S10.UU per quarter for being the organist.(This would be either 17 year old Henry or his
father)The organ was dismantled in 1932.The following correspondance with reference numbers is from the Gwynedd record office,Caernarfon,Wales.1830 Oct.28 CIRCULAR LETTER of William Potter,secretary of a committee appointed to raise subscriptions for
paying Mr. Hayden, the organist of St. Mary`s Chapel, Caernarfon, a salary, the Corporation having declined to do so, soliciting a subscription. With list of subscribers. Printed. XD2/16883 .Henry married sarah Owen on the 15th April 1833 and they
raised 12 children from 1834 to 1854 all in Llanbeblig, Caernarvon, Wales.
1842 Feb 27 LETTER: H.J. Hayden, organist, Caernarfon to [Lady Newborough], applying for his Lordship`s subscription to the organ at St. Mary`s, as the men are now working on it. He trusts the music sent was proper. XD2/19884 1843 Jan 2 LETTER: H.S.
Hayden, Caernarfon to Lord [Newborough], enclosing a Statement of Account of the annual expenditure of St. Mary`s Church, Caernarfon to April 1842 [printed; present]. There is a deficiency of some ¹25 to meet the expenditure up to December 1842. He
believes his Lordship has promised to subscribe ¹5 p.a., towards repairs and requests his Lordship to consider the matter. Appended: COPY of letter in reply to above (3 January 1842 [recte. 1843]): there is only a sum of ¹4 or ¹5 for reparations in the
accounts. His Lordship pays the clerk for cleaning his seat and gives the singers a Christmas present. When the church requires reparations he will be happy to subscribe.XD2/20273
1844 May 27 LETTER: H.S. Hayden, Caernarfon to Lord [Newborough], re his Lordship`s complaint about his son`s behaviour in church. He will not sit in the organ loft again and annoy the ladies.XD2/20829
1846 Aug 20 LETTER:A.S.Hayden,organist,Caernarfon to Lord Newborough, answering queries re his annual bill for tuning the pianos at Glynllifon. He had to fit new brass strings on the school room grand pianoforte; as more are broken now he must send to
Broadwood for themXD2/21708
1851 Jan 21 LETTER: W.S. Hayden, Caernarfon to ___. He was unable to come and tune the piano at Glynllifon because of the bad weather. XD2/23365
In 1851 the family ( parents and eight children ) were residing at 20 Newborough street, Caernarfon town. Henry held the postion of Organist at St.Mary's until his death and was also an Organist as St. Ann's church in Llandygai.
Following were listed CARNARVON TRADERS Extracted from Trade Directories & Census Returns
(With Further Details from Newspapers, Parish Records, etc.)by Keith Morris in the trade directories under MUSIC PROFESSORS/TEACHERS
1828 Henry Hayden - Bangor Street
1835 Henry Samuel Hayden - Segontium Terrace
1840 Henry Hayden - Bank Quay
1844 Henry Samuel Hayden (& Organist) - Bank Quay
1850 Henry Samuel Hayden (& Organist) - Newborough Street
1858 Henry Samuel Hayden (& Organist) - Castle Square
From Keith Morris - Llanbeblig monumental inscriptions - There is only one Hayden grave in the churchyard: Grave No. K068.
To/The Memory/Of FRANCES LOUISA/Born May 15th/Died June 29th 1847/JOHN/Born June 14th/Died June 28th 1848/Children of HENRY and SARAH HAYD'N,/ Glan Helen, Carnarvon./Also/HENRY HAYDEN/Who was 30 years/Organist of St. Asaph Cathedral and late of St.
Ann's, Llandegai/Died July 26th 1848/Aged 74./Also ARTHUR,/son of the above named/HENRY and SARAH HAYDEN/Died November 6th 1855/Aged 1 year/Also/In Memory/Of/HENRY SAMUEL HAYDEN/son of the above named/HENRY HAYDEN/And the beloved and deeply regretted
father of the above named children/Who was for 40 years, Organist of St. Mary's Church, Carnarvon,/Died July 25th 1860,/Aged 55./Also/In Memory/Of/SARAH,/Wife of the above named/HENRY SAMUEL HAYDEN/Who died March 14th 1876/Aged 64 years/"At rest"/
(Lowered slate slab on stone)
CARNARVON & DENBIGH HERALD - JULY 28, 1860 Page 5, Column 2
The late Mr. H. S., HAYDEN
The demise of Mr.H. S. Hayden, Organist and Professor of Music, has cast a gloom over many families in this town and vicinage, with whom, by birth, marriage, or professional relations, he was intimately connected. The sad event took place on Wednesday,
the 25th inst., at his residence in Bangor-street, Carnarvon, after an illness, aggravated by relapse from an apparent cure.
The deceased was a native of St. Asaph, and musical be hereditary bias, his estimable father having been for thirty years organist in the magnificent cathedral of that place. He came to Carnarvon in 1821, and has been organist at St. Mary's ever since,
fulfilling the onerous duties of his office to the approbation of all, and to the delight of those who may be regarded as the best judges in sacred melody and religious song, some of his performances having elicited praise from the highest quarters. The professional labours of this distinguished artiste were not however confined to his Carnarvon engagement. He was for several years simultaneously organist at St. Anne's, Llandegai, and a professor of music generally, initiating into the delicious
mysteries of his art the families of all the nobility and gentry of the county, and districts contigious thereto.
His musical attainments are generally understood to have been of no ordinary character. He was a composer of several anthems and other pieces: and equally successful in lay as in sacred song, having won minstrel honours and prizes in several
Eisteddfodau.
Professional worth was not, however, his only claim upon living hearts and enduring memories: for he was a friend and a brother to all who knew him, speaking evil of none, and doing good to all. It is not merely as the husband, the father, and the
professional master of high art, that he will be missed and lamented, - the kind neighbour and indulgent friend will also claim the tribute of many a tear.
Although his sympathies were catholic and fraternal, in the most extended meaning of these terms, he was yet a member of some distinctive orders, including the Masonic fraternity, and was organist at the Provincial Grand Lodges of Northern Wales. His
remains will be interred on Monday next, at 11 a.m., and we understand that it will be a public funeral.
Page 5 Column 6
DEATHS - On the 25th inst., aged 55, after a long illness, universally esteemed, Mr. H. S. Hayden, organist of St. Mary's Church, in this town. His end was peace.
CARNARVON & DENBIGH HERALD AUGUST 4, 1860 Page 5 Column 2
MRS. HAYDEN - In our advertising columns will be found a grateful acknowledgement from this bereaved lady to the numerous friends and patrons of her gifted and lamented husband, the late Mr. H. S. Hayden, together with a statement of certain family
arrangements made advisable by her widowhood.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. H. S. HAYDEN
On Monday morning last the town wore an aspect of gloom, in consequence of the funereal obsequies of the above respected gentleman. About ten o'clock a.m. the mournful tolling of the passing bell fell on the ear: flags were hoisted half-mast high on
the Clock and Porth-y-Aur towers. The procession left the deceased's residence in Bangor-street at about twelve o'clock, in the following order:-
The Parkia carriage
The Mayor and Aldermen
The Members of the Town Council, two abreast
The Rev. J. C. Vincent, Vicar of Llanbeblig, Rev. R. Roberts, Curate, Dr. Watkin W. Roberts, and the Undertaker, Mr. Moses Williams, of the London House.
Three Pall-bearers, THE HEARSE , ThreePall-bearers , A mourning carriage, containing the sons of the deceased:- Mr. H. G. Hayden, Mr. Wm. Hayden, Masters Charles Weber Hayden, George Hayden, and Llewellyn Hayden; and their uncle, Mr. Griffith Owen,
druggist.
The following clergymen were present:- Revs. David Williams, Llandwrog, Rural Dean of Arvon; W. Wynne Williams, Menaifron, Anglesey; Robt. Williams, Clynnog; James Parry, Ty Gwyn, Llanrug; Rees Williams, Training Institution; D. L. Williams, Llanwnda;
-Price, Llandwrog; and E. P. Powell, Coed Mawr.
Gentlemen and tradesmen of the town, walking three abreast. Two carriages, containing Dr. Maugham, and Mr. O. Griffith. Followed by a number of the townspeople.
Mr. Vincent read the funeral service in a most impressive manner. The following beautiful Welsh hymn was sung to the tune of the "Old Hundredth," which drew tears from a great number of the deceased's friends:-
Mae byd o sylwedd i barhau,
Ac oriau sobr yn nesau;
Pan roddo angau arna'i law,
Ceir gwel'd y ty o bridd mewn braw.
Pan ddelo'r oriau hyny i ben,
I adael pob peth is y nen;
Pan gefno pob rhwy gyfaill cu,
Iesu, pryd hyny cofia fi.
I blith y dorf ddisgleiriaf draw,
Duw dwg fy enaid ddydd a ddaw;
Pan roi'r fy nghorph i'r ddaear ddu,
Iesu, pryd hyny cofia fi.
Much credit is due to Mr. M. Williams, the undertaker, for the excellent arrangements he made on the melancholy occasion.
Page 1 Column 3 S. HAYDEN
Widow of the late Mr. H. S. Hayden, Professor of Music, Carnarvon, and Organist of St. Mary's Returns her most grateful thanks to the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry of Carnarvonshire, and the adjoining Counties, and to the Public generally, for the kind
and liberal patronage extended by them to her late husband, during a period of nearly forty years: and begs respectfully to inform them that, in order to enable her to meet the exigencies arising out of her bereavement, her son, Mr. WILLIAM HAYDEN,
Organist and Professor of Music at Llandudno, has made arrangements to leave that place, and, as far as possible, conclude his late Father's engagements, and occupy his position in Carnarvon.
CARNARVON & DENBIGH HERALD AUGUST 11, 1860 Page 4 Column 6
The Organist of St. Mary's - We have much pleasure in announcing that at a meeting of the congregation of St. Mary's, held on the 8th inst., Mr. William Hayden was unanimously appointed Organist to the church, in the room of his late respected father,
and a cordial resolution was adopted to Mrs. Hayden, expressive of the sympathy felt towards her in her sad bereavement.
The following are further references from the Gwynedd records office in relation to Henry's music -HYMN TUNES in 3 parts 1. Hanover - Psalm 104 and 149 - Handel. 2. Ross - Psalm 111. 3. Bernoth - Psalm 121. 4. Vaynol - Psalm 145 - H.S. Hayden. Covering
Note: `My Dear Sir, I hope these tunes will suit, and when you want more, please to let me know, and I will arrange some`. Yours truly H.S.H.(?) Manuscript.XD2/14682 TRIO - `The Mermaid`s Song` - Hayden. Manuscript.XD2/14683 HYMN TUNES, CHANTS etc. 1.
Trio and Chorus in G maj. 2. Morning Hymn in G maj. (Belan) - R. Thomas (sketches + final version). 3. `God Preserves the Emperor`. 4. Chant in the morning service - `Ventie (see 9.)------23. Monmouth. 24. Salm 113 (see 26.). 25. Glynllifon by Hayden.
26. The old 100 by Luther. XD2/14743 CHANTS and HYMN-TUNES 1. Double Chant in D maj. 2. Double Chant in Eb maj. - Dr. Boyce. 3. Double Chant in F maj. - Mr. H.S. Hayden. 4. Simple Chant in G maj. 5. Grand Chant in C maj. - Handel. 6. Archers L.M. 7.
Archers C.M.8. Frankfort.9. Eaton.10. Sand Bach. Manuscript.XD2/14830 WALTZ - `La Belle Marie` for piano by H.S. Hayden, dedicated to Miss Pike (fl 1723). Printed. XD2/14848 SALMAU AC ANTHEU 1. Luton - Parch D.E. Ford (`Wrth orsedd....`). 2. Carmarthen
- W. Jacob (`Mae rhyw ddirgelwch llawer mwy....`). 3. Pious - R. Williams, Llaneurgain (`Anturiaf, Arglwydd....`). 4. Humility - S.------- 21. Llanfyllin - Shoel (`Clywch ef fyddariaid, mudion rai....`). 22. Gobaith - Mr.J. Wllliams, Dinbych, Cyng.
Mr. Hayden, Organydd Eglwys Gadelriol Llanelwy. XD2/14897
The Welsh library has the following in its possession - Reference NLW MS 8297 D 19th cent. Half leather.
A volume containing the following printed collections of Welsh airs. Welsh Airs`, by Richard Roberts, 1829, (MS notes by J. D. Jones, Ceiriog, and Nicholas Bennett), British Melodies, by Master Hughes`, A Selection of Welsh Airs`, by T. D. Morris,
1860, Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg`, by Jane Williams, Aberpergwm, Welsh Airs, by John Parry`, 1807 , (notes by N. Bennett), Welsh Airs, by H. S. Hayden`, 1862.
And also under NLW MSS 8001-11341 reference 8297D. A COLLECTION OF MUSIC BOOKS. A composite volume of music books put together and annotated by Nicholas Bennett. It includes Richard Roberts: Cambrian Harmony, Carnarvon, 1829, ( a copy given by J. D.
Jones to John Ceiriog Hughes in 1863, and to Nicholas Bennett by J. H. C. 1874); Hughes: British Melodies, London, not dated; T. D. Morris: A Selection of... Welsh Airs, Chester, 1860; John Parry: A Collection of Welsh Airs . . . London, 1807; H. S.
Hayden: A Collection of... Welsh Airs . . . Carnarvon, 1862; J. D. Jones: Cwymp Llywelyn, Wrexham, not dated; Brinley Richards: God Bless the Prince of Wales, London, not dated; George F. West: Rule Britannia, arranged for the Piano Forte, London, not
dated; and Thecla Badarzewska: The Bells of Aberdovey, London, not dated.English; Welsh. XIX cent.
And also under refference 10181-10188D, 10189C.(CEIRIOG 17-25.) LLYTHYRAU " H. Humphreys, Caernarvon, 1862 ( words for a tune by Mr. Hayden for Golud yr Oes"
**** Wilhem, Guillaume Louis Bocquillon************** (Henry translated his systen to Welsh)
(b Paris, 18 Dec 1781; d Paris, 26 April 1842). French teacher. He was the originator of a system of teaching sight-singing to classes of adults and children which in 1840 was adapted by John Hullah for English use. He was the son of an army officer
and after a short period as an army cadet was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire in 1801. He then became teacher of music successively at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr and the Lycâee Napolâeon. When the monitorial system of teaching was introduced
in Paris in 1815, Wilhem devised a musical manual laid out in the form of question and answer to enable monitors to undertake the elementary instruction of a class of children. After four years` experimental use his system was formally adopted in 1820
in the monitorial schools controlled by the Society for Elementary Instruction in Paris. In 1835 its use was extended to the city`s municipal schools.In 1833, for the benefit of his former pupils, Wilhem established a choral society which eventually
grew into a national institution known as L`Orphâeon; and it was in order to provide tenors and basses to join these young singers that in 1835 he organized his first singing classes for adults. By 1836 Wilhem ran ten weekly classes at Guizot`s
Association Polytâechnique, each one attended by hundreds of artisans. Wilhem`s system, published as Manuel musical (Paris, 1836) in many revised editions, contained few original teaching devices. It employed fixed` sol-fa, presented a series of
exercises successively based on the various diatonic intervals, and included original songs which followed the same principle. As the system owed most of its success to Wilhem`s own energy and established position it did not long survive his death,
except in England and in Hullah`s adaptation (London, 1842/R).BIBLIOGRAPHY EMDC, II/ivi (192531) B. Rainbow: The Land without Music: Musical Education in England, 18001860 (London, 1967) BERNARR
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