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E. G. P. (Edward Gerald Penfold) Wyatt

b. 1869

Known for concise works on church worship and music, this early-20th-century writer explored subjects like Gregorian chant and liturgical practice with a practical, historical approach.

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St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music

St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music

by E. G. P. (Edward Gerald Penfold) Wyatt

About the author

Writing as E. G. P. Wyatt, Edward Gerald Penfold Wyatt was a British author born in 1869. He is associated with religious and liturgical writing, and his books were published in the early 1900s.

His best-known works include St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music (1904), a short study of Pope Gregory I and the tradition of Gregorian chant, as well as The Eucharistic Prayer. He was also one of the contributors to A Directory of Ceremonial, a reference work connected with Anglican worship and ceremony.

Although biographical details about him are scarce in the sources readily available online, his surviving books show a clear interest in church history, music, and the shape of Christian worship. His work remains of interest to readers drawn to liturgy, ecclesiastical history, and the development of sacred music.