Society of Saint Gregory

Thanks for your responses to my question, which tend to agree with what others have tentatively suggested. In summary: ⋅ the extent of Anglican practice of singing ‘Amen’ in 1899 has not been established (its indication with every hymn may or may not have then been considered optional) &sd...

The background to my question is my current research into early sound recordings made by the Gramophone Company in a studio in Maiden Lane, London (near the Strand), during their very first years (1898-1902). The particular recordings I consider here are a handful of hymns recorded in February 1899 ...