Born: May 14, 1790, Bath, Eng­land.

Died: Ju­ly 24, 1867, West­field, Mass­a­chu­setts.

Viner stu­died un­der Charles Wes­ley, Jr., and be­came or­gan­ist of St. Mi­chael’s Church in Bath around 1810; while there he al­so taught mu­sic. From 1835-1859, he played the or­gan at St. Mary’s, Pen­zance. He em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca in 1859. His works in­clude:

• One Hundred Psalms and Hymn Tunes in Score (Lon­don: 1838)
• A Useful Selection from the Most Approved Psalms (Lon­don: 1846)
• The Chanter’s Companion, 1857

Music

1. Dismissal