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Joseph Nicholds (ca.1785–1860) was a player of the keyed bugle and a composer of sacred music, today known as West gallery music.

Early life

Nicholds was born in Coseley, Staffordshire, around 1785.^[1] and worked as a limestone-breaker in the Deepfields iron furnaces nearby.^[2] He may have also played ophicleide in the band which accompanied the singing at Providence Baptist Chapel, Coseley.^[3]^[4]

Career

Sometime after 1820 Nicholds and his three sons joined the band attached to Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie, where he remained in the capacity of bandmaster for 21 years.^[5] The band, one of the first brass bands, became famous for producing excellent musicians – so much so that many people came just to hear the music, without paying to go inside to see the animals.^[6]

By 1844 he appears to have left Wombwell's menagerie, as he is described as "formerly director of Wombwell's band" in a report by The Musical World journal of a performance of his oratorio The Triumphs of Zion in Wolverhampton, on 17 September 1844.^[7]^[8] Only part of this oratorio is known to have survived, along with several of Nicholds' hymn tunes, in a collection of manuscript music associated with the Larks of Dean.^[9]

Around 1850 Nicholds moved to the Ebbw Vale area of Monmouthshire where he remained for five years. Here he published The Monmouthshire Melodist, a collection of psalm and hymn tunes and anthems, with several pieces by other composers working in the area.^[10]

He returned to the Black Country around 1855, and became proprietor of the Hop & Barleycorn Inn, Coseley.^[11] His most famous work, the oratorio Babylon, was first performed in the newly completed Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1857 – however, it was not published until after his death.^[12]

Death

In late 1858, Nicholds was admitted to the local workhouse, the Dudley & Sedgley Union, Shaver's End (Burton Road), where he died on 18 February 1860.^[13] On 21 February,

... various old friends of the deceased, most of them musicians, assembled at the workhouse at Shaver's End, and after singing "Oft as the bell with solemn toll" to one of the tunes which deceased had composed, which singing had a beautiful effect, they carried the coffin out, placed it in a hearse, and accompanied it to Sedgley churchyard, where the last sad rites were impressively performed, and a man much respected consigned to his final resting place."^[14]

The remains of his memorial, the tombstone, may be seen in the old Sedgley cemetery (now the Garden of Rest), placed into the ground close to the centre of the park – only the inscribed tablet survives of what was a 10-ft tall obelisk-topped monument.^[15] It reads:

THIS
MONUMENT WAS ERECTED
IN 1871 BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION,
AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
JOSEPH NICHOLDS
A NATIVE OF COSELEY
WHO DIED FEB^Y 18TH 1860.
AND WAS AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING
WORKS OF SACRED MUSIC,
THE FRUITS OF BENEVOLENCE.
GABRIELS HARP.
THE TRIUMPHS OF ZION.
THE ORATORIO OF BABYLON.
THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MELODIST.
THE SONGS OF ZION.

"They rest from their labour and their
works do follow them."

'Nicholds Close' in Coseley, WV14 9JS, is named after the composer.

Known published work

Sacred Music, A Selection of Psalm & Hymn Tunes, Adapted to Public Worship and figured for the Organ, Piano Forte &c. (London: for the Author, 1829).
Gabriel's Harp, Original Sacred Melodies. not located.
"Fruits of Benevolence" – Tunes and Pieces adapted for Anniversaries, Charity Sermons, &c. not located.
Triumphs of Zion – consisting of Airs, Duets, Choruses, &c., with Instrumental Accompaniment. [Oratorio] c.1844. printed copy not located; partial copy in manuscript (see section below).
The Songs of Zion. not located.
The Monmouthshire Melodist: A Select Variety of Congregational Tunes, together with Six Original Anthems. (London: Joseph Hart, c.1850). First edition not located.
Second (Copyright) Edition of the Monmouthshire Melodist and Supplement: A Work containing original Pieces, suitable for Chapel and Sunday School Anniversaries; Also, a Variety of Chants, Tunes, &c. by Various Authors, Especially adapted for Congregational Use; The whole Edited and Arranged for the Organ, Pianoforte, &c., by the late Joseph Nicholds. (Birmingham: George Sage, and London: John Shepherd, [supplement published Bristol: Henry Keeler], c.1869).
Babylon, An Oratorio. Composed c.1857, first published 1861. Several editions, including a revision by Cornelius Ward, and a Tonic sol-fa edition in English and Welsh, 1866.
'Abergwaun', hymn tune, published in John Ambrose Lloyd's, Casgliad o Donau, (Liverpool: J. Jones, 1843)
'Swansea', hymn tune, published in William Jacob's Eos Cymru (Llanidloes: J. M. Jones, 1844)
'Funeral Hymn: Hear what the voice', published in Thomas Jarman's The Voice of Melody, (London: unknown, c.1850).
3 anthems ('The Star of Bethlehem'; 'Joy to the World'; 'Arm of the Lord') in English and Welsh published in D.O. Evans, Temple Gems. (Gemau y Deml.), (Youngstown, Ohio: D.O. Evans, 1889).
'Dudley Castle', hymn tune, published in John Fawcett's Melodia Divina, (London: F. Pitman, Hart; 3rd edition c.1870).

Works in manuscript

[The] Redemption, oratorio. In a manuscript (1845–1848) by Moses Heap in the Larks of Dean collection (with Triumphs of Zion, possibly only extracts), Lancashire Archives, Preston.
Miriam, oratorio. lost.^[16]
The Fall of Babylon, anthem. In a manuscript (1848) by David Lewis in the National Library of Wales; along with a hymn tune, 'Nicholds'.
Several psalm & hymn tunes in the Larks of Dean collection, and a few isolated examples in other manuscript collections.

References

^ Sedgley Local History Society There is some debate about the exact date of his birth.
^ George Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician' (Correspondence), Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.
^ J. S. Roper, History of Coseley (n.p., 1952), p. 117.
^ Upper Ettingshall's Sodom Chapel
^ Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.
^ J. L. Middlemiss, A Zoo on Wheels: Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie (Burton on Trent: Dalebrook Publications, 1987), p. 23.
^ 'Provincial: Wolverhampton', The Musical World, Vol. 19, No. 39 (26 September 1844), p. 320.
^ Percy Scholes, The mirror of music, 1844–1944, (London: Novello, 1947), p. 38.
^ Jean Seymour, The Musicians of Rossendale, WGMA, 2000.
^ Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.
^ Roper, History of Coseley, p. 117.
^ Roper, History of Coseley, p. 117.
^ James D. Brown & Stephen S. Stratton, British Musical Biography (Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897), p. 296.
^ 'Death of an Old Musician', The Era, (London), 4 March 1860.
^ Len Taylor, 'Coseley Composer', The Blackcountryman, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 1985), p. 51.
^ Referred to in Frederick Boase, Modern English Biography (London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1965), Volume 2 – I to Q, column 1132.

External links

Video clips

Courage on YouTube, hymn sung by Stream of Sound Choir
Preparation on YouTube, the hymn sung at Nicholds' deathbed, sung by Stream of Sound Choir
Union on YouTube, hymn sung by Stream of Sound Choir

[1] Sedgley Local History Society There is some debate about the exact date of his birth.

[2] George Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician' (Correspondence), Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.

[3] J. S. Roper, History of Coseley (n.p., 1952), p. 117.

[4] Upper Ettingshall's Sodom Chapel

[5] Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.

[6] J. L. Middlemiss, A Zoo on Wheels: Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie (Burton on Trent: Dalebrook Publications, 1987), p. 23.

[7] 'Provincial: Wolverhampton', The Musical World, Vol. 19, No. 39 (26 September 1844), p. 320.

[8] Percy Scholes, The mirror of music, 1844–1944, (London: Novello, 1947), p. 38.

[9] Jean Seymour, The Musicians of Rossendale, WGMA, 2000.

[10] Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', Birmingham Daily Post, 19 August 1870.

[11] Roper, History of Coseley, p. 117.

[12] Roper, History of Coseley, p. 117.

[13] James D. Brown & Stephen S. Stratton, British Musical Biography (Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897), p. 296.

[14] 'Death of an Old Musician', The Era, (London), 4 March 1860.

[15] Len Taylor, 'Coseley Composer', The Blackcountryman, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 1985), p. 51.

[16] Referred to in Frederick Boase, Modern English Biography (London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1965), Volume 2 – I to Q, column 1132.

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 '''Joseph Nicholds''' (ca.1785–1860) was a player of the [[bugle|keyed bugle]] and a composer of sacred music, today known as [[West gallery music]].
 ==Early life==
-Nicholds was born in [[Coseley]] around 1785,<ref>[http://www.sedgleylocalhistory.org.uk/misc/murald.asp Sedgley Local History Society]. There is some debate about the exact date of his birth.</ref> and worked as a limestone-breaker in the Deepfields iron furnaces nearby.<ref>George Sage, ‘An Old Staffordshire Musician’ (Correspondence), ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref> He may have also played [[ophicleide]] in the band which accompanied the singing at Providence Baptist Chapel, Coseley.<ref>J. S. Roper, ''History of Coseley'' (n.p., 1952), p.117.</ref><ref>[http://www.sedgleymanor.com/churches/baptist/sodom_chapel.html Upper Ettingshall's Sodom Chapel]</ref>
+Nicholds was born in [[Coseley]], [[Staffordshire]], around 1785.<ref>[http://www.sedgleylocalhistory.org.uk/misc/murald.asp Sedgley Local History Society] There is some debate about the exact date of his birth.</ref> and worked as a limestone-breaker in the Deepfields iron furnaces nearby.<ref>George Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician' (Correspondence), ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref> He may have also played [[ophicleide]] in the band which accompanied the singing at Providence Baptist Chapel, Coseley.<ref>J. S. Roper, ''History of Coseley'' (n.p., 1952), p. 117.</ref><ref>[http://www.sedgleymanor.com/churches/baptist/sodom_chapel.html Upper Ettingshall's Sodom Chapel]</ref>
 ==Career==
-Sometime after 1820 Nicholds and his three sons joined the band attached to [[George Wombwell|Wombwell’s Travelling Menagerie]], where he remained in the capacity of bandmaster for 21 years.<ref>Sage, ‘An Old Staffordshire Musician’, ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref> The band, one of the very first [[brass band]]s, became famous for producing excellent musicians – so much so that many people came just to hear the music, without paying to go inside to see the animals.<ref>J. L. Middlemiss, ''A Zoo on Wheels: Bostock and Wombwell’s Menagerie'' (Burton on Trent: Dalebrook Publications, 1987), p. 23.</ref>
+Sometime after 1820 Nicholds and his three sons joined the band attached to [[George Wombwell|Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie]], where he remained in the capacity of bandmaster for 21 years.<ref>Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref> The band, one of the first [[brass band]]s, became famous for producing excellent musicians – so much so that many people came just to hear the music, without paying to go inside to see the animals.<ref>J. L. Middlemiss, ''A Zoo on Wheels: Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie'' (Burton on Trent: Dalebrook Publications, 1987), p. 23.</ref>
-By 1844 he appears to have left Wombwell’s menagerie, as he is described as “formerly director of Wombwell’s band” in a report by The Musical World journal of a performance of his [[oratorio]] ''The Triumphs of Zion'' in [[Wolverhampton]], on 17 September 1844.<ref>'Provincial: Wolverhampton', ''The Musical World'', Vol. 19, No. 39 (26 September 1844), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HPksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA320&dq=joseph+nicholds&hl=en&ei=U8qETNyHEs3vOdSI9YgB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=joseph%20nicholds&f=false p.320.]</ref><ref>[[Percy Scholes]], ''The mirror of music, 1844–1944'', (London: Novello, 1947), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gHkWAAAAIAAJ&q=joseph+nicholds&dq=joseph+nicholds&hl=en&ei=U8qETNyHEs3vOdSI9YgB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg p.38].</ref> Only part of this oratorio is known to have survived, along with several of  Nicholds’ hymn tunes, in a collection of [[manuscript]] music associated with the [[Larks of Dean]].<ref>[http://www.wgma.org.uk/Articles/Larks/article.htm Jean Seymour, The Musicians of Rossendale, WGMA, 2000].</ref>
+By 1844 he appears to have left Wombwell's menagerie, as he is described as "formerly director of Wombwell's band" in a report by The Musical World journal of a performance of his [[oratorio]] ''The Triumphs of Zion'' in [[Wolverhampton]], on 17 September 1844.<ref>'Provincial: Wolverhampton', ''The Musical World'', Vol. 19, No. 39 (26 September 1844), [https://books.google.com/books?id=HPksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA320 p. 320.]</ref><ref>[[Percy Scholes]], ''The mirror of music, 1844–1944'', (London: Novello, 1947), [https://books.google.com/books?id=gHkWAAAAIAAJ&q=joseph+nicholds p. 38].</ref> Only part of this oratorio is known to have survived, along with several of Nicholds' hymn tunes, in a collection of [[manuscript]] music associated with the [[Larks of Dean]].<ref>[http://www.wgma.org.uk/Articles/Larks/article.htm Jean Seymour, The Musicians of Rossendale, WGMA, 2000].</ref>
-Around 1850 Nicholds moved to the [[Ebbw Vale]] area of [[Monmouthshire]] where he remained for five years. Here he published ''The Monmouthshire Melodist'', a collection of [[psalm]] and [[hymn tune]]s and [[anthem]]s, with several pieces by other composers working in the area.<ref>Sage, ‘An Old Staffordshire Musician’, ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref>
+Around 1850 Nicholds moved to the [[Ebbw Vale]] area of [[Monmouthshire]] where he remained for five years. Here he published ''The Monmouthshire Melodist'', a collection of [[psalm]] and [[hymn tune]]s and [[anthem]]s, with several pieces by other composers working in the area.<ref>Sage, 'An Old Staffordshire Musician', ''Birmingham Daily Post'', 19 August 1870.</ref>
-He returned to the [[Black Country]] around 1855, and became proprietor of the Hop & Barleycorn Inn, Coseley.<ref>Roper, ''History of Coseley'', p. 117.</ref> His most famous work, the oratorio ''Babylon'', was first performed in the newly-completed Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1857 – however, it was not published until after his death.<ref>Roper, ''History of Coseley'', p. 117.</ref>
+He returned to the [[Black Country]] around 1855, and became proprietor of the Hop & Barleycorn Inn, Coseley.<ref>Roper, ''History of Coseley'', p. 117.</ref> His most famous work, the oratorio ''Babylon'', was first performed in the newly completed Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1857 – however, it was not published until after his death.<ref>Roper, ''History of Coseley'', p. 117.</ref>
 ==Death==
-In late 1858, Nicholds was admitted to the local [[workhouse]], the [[Dudley]] & [[Sedgley]] Union, Shaver’s End (Burton Road), where he died on 18 February 1860.<ref>James D. Brown & Stephen S. Stratton, ''British Musical Biography'' (Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897), [http://www.archive.org/stream/britishmusicalbi005704mbp#page/n309/mode/2up/search/nicholds p.296].</ref> On 21 February,
+In late 1858, Nicholds was admitted to the local [[workhouse]], the [[Dudley]] & [[Sedgley]] Union, Shaver's End (Burton Road), where he died on 18 February 1860.<ref>James D. Brown & Stephen S. Stratton, ''British Musical Biography'' (Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897), [https://archive.org/stream/britishmusicalbi005704mbp#page/n309/mode/2up/search/nicholds p. 296].</ref> On 21 February,
-{{cquote|... various old friends of the deceased, most of them musicians, assembled at the workhouse at Shaver’s End, and after singing “Oft as the bell with solemn toll” to one of the tunes which deceased had composed, which singing had a beautiful effect, they carried the coffin out, placed it in a [[hearse]], and accompanied it to Sedgley churchyard, where the last sad rites were impressively performed, and a man much respected consigned to his final resting place.”<ref>‘Death of an Old Musician’, ''The Era'', (London), 4 March 1860.</ref> }}
+{{cquote|... various old friends of the deceased, most of them musicians, assembled at the workhouse at Shaver's End, and after singing "Oft as the bell with solemn toll" to one of the tunes which deceased had composed, which singing had a beautiful effect, they carried the coffin out, placed it in a [[hearse]], and accompanied it to Sedgley churchyard, where the last sad rites were impressively performed, and a man much respected consigned to his final resting place."<ref>'Death of an Old Musician', ''The Era'', (London), 4 March 1860.</ref> }}
-The remains of his memorial, the tombstone, may be seen in the old Sedgley cemetery (now the Garden of Rest), placed into the ground close to the centre of the park – only the inscribed tablet survives of what was a 10-ft tall [[obelisk]]-topped monument.<ref>Len Taylor, ‘Coseley Composer’, ''The Blackcountryman'', Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 1985), p. 51.</ref> It reads:
-<center>
-<small>THIS<br>
-MONUMENT WAS ERECTED<br>
-IN 1871 BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION,<br>
-AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.<br>
-IN<br>
-AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF</small><br>
-'''JOSEPH NICHOLDS'''<br>
-<small>A NATIVE OF COSELEY<br>
-WHO DIED FEB<sup>Y</sup> 18TH 1860.<br>
-AND WAS AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING<br>
-WORKS OF SACRED MUSIC,<br>
-THE FRUITS OF BENEVOLENCE.<br>
-GABRIELS HARP.<br>
-THE TRIUMPHS OF ZION.<br>
-THE ORATORIO OF BABYLON.<br>
-THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MELODIST.<br>
-THE SONGS OF ZION.
-''“They rest from their labour and their''<br>
-''works do follow them.”'' </small>
-</center>
+The remains of his memorial, the tombstone, may be seen in the old Sedgley cemetery (now the Garden of Rest), placed into the ground close to the centre of the park – only the inscribed tablet survives of what was a 10-ft tall [[obelisk]]-topped monument.<ref>Len Taylor, 'Coseley Composer', ''The Blackcountryman'', Vol. 18, No. 2 (Spring 1985), p. 51.</ref> It reads:
+<div class="center">
+THIS<br />
+MONUMENT WAS ERECTED<br />
+IN 1871 BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION,<br />
+AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.<br />
+IN<br />
+AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF<br >
+'''JOSEPH NICHOLDS'''<br />
+A NATIVE OF COSELEY<br />
+WHO DIED FEB<sup>Y</sup> 18TH 1860.<br />
+AND WAS AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING<br />
+WORKS OF SACRED MUSIC,<br />
+THE FRUITS OF BENEVOLENCE.<br />
+GABRIELS HARP.<br />
+THE TRIUMPHS OF ZION.<br />
+THE ORATORIO OF BABYLON.<br />
+THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MELODIST.<br />
+THE SONGS OF ZION.
+''"They rest from their labour and their''<br />
+''works do follow them."'' <br />
+</div>
+<br />
 *'Nicholds Close' in Coseley, WV14 9JS, is named after the composer.
 ==Known published work==
-* ''Sacred Music, A Selection of Psalm & Hymn Tunes, Adapted to Public Worship and figured for the [[Organ (music)|Organ]] [[Piano|Piano Forte]] &c.'' (London: for the Author, 1829).
+* ''Sacred Music, A Selection of Psalm & Hymn Tunes, Adapted to Public Worship and figured for the [[Organ (music)|Organ]], [[Piano|Piano Forte]] &c.'' ([[London]]: for the Author, 1829).
-* ''Gabriel’s Harp, Original Sacred Melodies''. lost.
+* ''Gabriel's Harp, Original Sacred Melodies''. not located.
-* ''“Fruits of Benevolence” – Tunes and Pieces adapted for Anniversaries, Charity Sermons, &c.'' lost.
+* ''"Fruits of Benevolence" – Tunes and Pieces adapted for Anniversaries, Charity Sermons, &c.'' not located.
-* ''Triumphs of Zion – consisting of Airs, Duets, Choruses, &c., with Instrumental Accompaniment.'' [Oratorio] c.1844. printed copy lost.
+* ''Triumphs of Zion – consisting of Airs, Duets, Choruses, &c., with Instrumental Accompaniment.'' [Oratorio] c.1844. printed copy not located; partial copy in manuscript (see section below).
-* ''The Songs of Zion.'' lost.
+* ''The Songs of Zion.'' not located.
-* ''The Monmouthshire Melodist: A Select Variety of Congregational Tunes, together with Six Original Anthems.'' (London: Joseph Hart, c.1850). First edition lost.
+* ''The Monmouthshire Melodist: A Select Variety of Congregational Tunes, together with Six Original Anthems.'' (London: Joseph Hart, c.1850). First edition not located.
 * ''Second (Copyright) Edition of the Monmouthshire Melodist and Supplement: A Work containing original Pieces, suitable for Chapel and [[Sunday school|Sunday School]] Anniversaries; Also, a Variety of [[Chant]]s, Tunes, &c. by Various Authors, Especially adapted for Congregational Use; The whole Edited and Arranged for the Organ, Pianoforte, &c., by the late Joseph Nicholds.'' ([[Birmingham]]: George Sage, and London: John Shepherd, [supplement published [[Bristol]]: Henry Keeler], c.1869).
 * ''Babylon, An Oratorio.'' Composed c.1857, first published 1861. Several editions, including a revision by Cornelius Ward, and a [[Tonic sol-fa]] edition in English and [[Welsh language|Welsh]], 1866.
+* 'Abergwaun', hymn tune, published in [[John Ambrose Lloyd]]'s, ''Casgliad o Donau'', ([[Liverpool]]: J. Jones, 1843)
-* ‘Funeral Hymn: Hear what the voice’, published in Thomas Jarman’s ''The Voice of Melody'', (London: unknown, c.1850).
+* 'Swansea', hymn tune, published in William Jacob's ''Eos Cymru'' ([[Llanidloes]]: J. M. Jones, 1844)
+* 'Funeral Hymn: Hear what the voice', published in [[Thomas Jarman]]'s ''The Voice of Melody'', (London: unknown, c.1850).
-* 3 anthems (‘The Star of Bethlehem’; ‘Joy to the World’; ‘Arm of the Lord’) in English and Welsh published in D.O. Evans, ''Temple Gems. (Gemau y Deml.)'', ([[Youngstown, Ohio]]: D.O. Evans, 1889).
+* 3 anthems ('The Star of Bethlehem'; 'Joy to the World'; 'Arm of the Lord') in English and Welsh published in D.O. Evans, ''Temple Gems. (Gemau y Deml.)'', ([[Youngstown, Ohio]]: D.O. Evans, 1889).
-* ‘Dudley Castle’, hymn tune, published in [[John Fawcett (of Bolton)|John Fawcett's]] ''Melodia Divina'', (London: F. Pitman, Hart; 3rd edition c.1870).
+* 'Dudley Castle', hymn tune, published in [[John Fawcett (of Bolton)|John Fawcett's]] ''Melodia Divina'', (London: F. Pitman, Hart; 3rd edition c.1870).
 ==Works in manuscript==
 * ''[The] Redemption,'' oratorio. In a manuscript (1845–1848) by Moses Heap in the Larks of Dean collection (with ''Triumphs of Zion'', possibly only extracts), [[Lancashire]] Archives, [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]].
 * ''Miriam,'' oratorio. lost.<ref>Referred to in [[Frederic Boase|Frederick Boase]], ''Modern English Biography'' (London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1965), Volume 2 – I to Q, column 1132.</ref>
-* ''The Fall of Babylon,'' anthem. In a manuscript (1848) by [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-LEWI-DAV-1828.html David Lewis] in the [[National Library of Wales]]; along with a hymn tune, ‘Nicholds’.
+* ''The Fall of Babylon,'' anthem. In a manuscript (1848) by [https://biography.wales/article/s-LEWI-DAV-1828 David Lewis] in the [[National Library of Wales]]; along with a hymn tune, 'Nicholds'.
 * Several psalm & hymn tunes in the Larks of Dean collection, and a few isolated examples in other manuscript collections.
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 * [http://www.wgma.org.uk/ West Gallery Music Association]
 * [http://www.fairsarefun.net/html/picture.aspx?id=408&f=386,407,408,409,204,135 A picture of Wombwell's Menagerie band wagon in 1887].
-* [http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/shows/menageries.html National Fairground Archive: Travelling Menageries]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101008155719/http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/shows/menageries.html National Fairground Archive: Travelling Menageries]
-* [http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/13/9780198166986.pdf Trevor Herbert, 'Nineteenth-Century Bands: Making a Movement'].
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301210100/http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/13/9780198166986.pdf Trevor Herbert, 'Nineteenth-Century Bands: Making a Movement'].
 * [http://www.findonvillage.com/0275_luke_berringtons_coaching_days.htm Valerie Martin, 'Luke Berrington's Coaching Days' – Life of a bugler in Wombwell's Menagerie band].
 * [http://www.ripm.org/journal_info.php5?ABB=MWO The Musical World]
-* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g7WAb87qB94C&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=moses+heap&source=bl&ots=m_e4fSdT5g&sig=wP34vhXr0xSHf3P4Eww-Os-EPi8&hl=en&ei=PQrYTJ3IHd2O4gaa4qCHCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Rachel Cowgill and Peter Holman (eds.), Music in the British Provinces, 1690–1914 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007)]
+* [https://books.google.com/books?id=g7WAb87qB94C&pg=PA210 Rachel Cowgill and Peter Holman (eds.), Music in the British Provinces, 1690–1914 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007)]
 * {{IMSLP|id=Nicholds, Joseph}}
 ==Video clips==
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNbz2SytyKI Courage], hymn sung by [http://www.myspace.com/streamofsound Stream of Sound] Choir
+* {{YouTube|jNbz2SytyKI|Courage}}, hymn sung by [https://www.myspace.com/streamofsound Stream of Sound] Choir
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0bk1RQ1cA Preparation], the hymn sung at Nicholds' deathbed, sung by  [http://www.streamofsound.co.uk/ Stream of Sound] Choir
+* {{YouTube|Nu0bk1RQ1cA|Preparation}}, the hymn sung at Nicholds' deathbed, sung by  [http://www.streamofsound.co.uk/ Stream of Sound] Choir
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B3FAM4wlhM Union], hymn sung by Stream of Sound Choir
+* {{YouTube|7B3FAM4wlhM|Union}}, hymn sung by Stream of Sound Choir
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              =Nicholds, Joseph
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1785
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1860
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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+[[Category:English classical composers]]
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 [[Category:People from Coseley]]
 [[Category:People from Sedgley]]
 [[Category:Foundrymen]]
-[[Category:People from Staffordshire (before 1974)]]
+[[Category:19th-century British classical composers]]
-[[Category:English hymnwriters]]
+[[Category:19th-century English musicians]]
-[[Category:19th-century composers]]
+[[Category:19th-century British composers]]

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