Introduction

Biography

Son of the Dean of Ro­ches­ter, Dale was a Schol­ar of The Queen’s Col­lege, Ox­ford (BA & MusB 1866).

Ordained a dea­con in 1870, and priest in 1871, he was as­sist­ant mas­ter at West­min­ster School (1870–86); rec­tor of Bletch­ing­don (1885–99) and Hamp­ton Poyle (1892–97), and per­pe­tu­al cur­ate of Bin­sey (1905–10).

Works

• Twenty-Two Orig­in­al Hymn Tunes, by Two Ox­ford Gra­du­ates, 1867 (co-ed­it­or with H. J. Poole)
• A Mu­sic Prim­er for Schools (co-ed­it­or with John Trout­beck)