SOMERSET HILLS

SOMERSET HILLS

Composer: Lee Hastings Bristol
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: Lee Hastings Bristol

Born: 1923, Brook­lyn, New York. Died: 1979, Syr­a­cuse, New York. Bristol was ed­u­cat­ed at Ham­il­ton Col­lege, Clin­ton, New York (BA); Trin­i­ty Col­lege of Mu­sic, Lon­don (or­gan stu­dies); and the In­sti­tute for In­ter­na­tion­al Stu­dies, Ge­ne­va, Switz­er­land (grad­u­ate stu­dies). He worked in New York for the Bris­tol-Me­yers Com­pa­ny (the fam­i­ly bus­i­ness) in ad­ver­tis­ing and pub­lic re­la­tions, 1948-62. From 1962-69, he served as pre­si­dent of West­min­ster Choir Col­lege, Prince­ton, New Jer­sey. In 1972, the Hymn So­ci­e­ty in the Unit­ed States and Ca­na­da made him a fel­low of the so­ci­e­ty. His works in­clude: The Lamb and Other Car­ol… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SOMERSET HILLS
Composer: Lee Hastings Bristol
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 13456 34517 56345
Source: Adapted from an anthem O God Beneath Thy Guiding Hand
Copyright: 1956 by the H. W. Gray Co., Inc.

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Organ Solo

  • The Bristol Collection of Contemporary Hymn Tune Preludes for Organ Volume Three
    Composer/Editors Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr.; Gerre Edward Hancock
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1975) pp. 27
  • The Bristol Collection of Contemporary Hymn Tune Preludes for Organ Volume One
    Composer/Editors Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr.; Ronald Arnatt
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1973) pp. 15

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