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Scottish Church Music - Its Composers and Sources James Love,James Love, D. Min. No preview available - 2008 |
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Aberdeen adapted afterwards Ancient and Modern Andrew Anthems appears appointed organist August baptised became born in London buried Cambridge century CHANT Chapel Royal choir choirmaster Choral chorister Church Music Church of Scotland Collection of Psalm College composed composition Congregational contains copy December died Doxology Edinburgh educated February Genevan Psalter George Gesangbuch Glasgow Gott graduated Mus Havergal Henry holy Hymn Tunes Hymnal Hymns Ancient James James Turle January Johann John Joseph Barnby July June Lord Lowell Mason Mason melody musician named November October oratorio organist of St original Oxford Parish Church Pianoforte precentor Psalm and Hymn Psalm Tunes Psalmody published pupil resigned S₁ Sacred Harmony Sacred Music School Scottish Psalter Second Tune set to Psalm singing Sir John Goss Smith songs St George's St John's St Paul's Cathedral St Peter's sung t₁ teacher Thomas Tune Book vicar Vincent Novello Westminster Abbey William writer
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Page 75 - The PSALMS of DAVID in meeter; newly translated, and diligently compared with the original text and former translations ; more plain, smooth, and agreeable to the text than any heretofore. Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families'; Edinburgh, by Evan Tyler, printer to the King's majesty, (pp.
Page 89 - Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay, Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 248 - THE PSALMES OF DAVID in Prose and Meeter: With their whole Tunes in foure or mo parts, and some Psalmes in Reports. Whereunto is added many godly Prayers, and an exact Kalendar for XXV. yeeres to come.
Page 194 - HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long, Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy to look wan : To after age thou shalt be writ the man That with smooth air couldst humour best our tongue.
Page 332 - A few short years of evil past, We reach the happy shore, Where death-divided friends at last Shall meet, to part no more.
Page 120 - The Whole Booke of Psalmes: with their wonted Tunes, as they are song in Churches, composed into foure parts: All which are so placed that foure may sing ech one a seueral part in this booke.
Page 162 - I came to Je - sus as I was, Wea - ry and worn and sad, à s e T— r ы -p I found in Him a rest - ing-place, And He has made me glad.
Page 309 - I never in my life heard Handel, but I could think of something else at the same time. There is a kind of music that will not allow this. Dr Worgan has so touched the organ at St John's, that I have been turning backward and forward over the prayer-book for the first lesson in Isaiah, and wondered that I could not find Isaiah there.
Page 283 - When you see me you know me, or the famous Chronicle Historie of King Henrie the Eight, with the birth and vertuous life of Edward Prince of Wales.
Page 175 - Hullah, John Pyke, born at Worcester, June 27, 1812; pupil of William Horsley ; student at the Royal Academy of Music from September 1833 to December 1835 ; first appeared before the public as composer of an opera 'The Village Coquettes,' the book of which was written by Charles Dickens, then scarcely known to fame ; was professor of harmony at King's College, London, and other educational establishments ; inspector of music in Training Colleges from 1872 to 1882 ; degree of LL.D. conferred on him...