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William Richard Bexfield

Short Name: William Richard Bexfield
Full Name: Bexfield, William Richard, 1824-1853
Birth Year: 1824
Death Year: 1853

William Richard Bexfield, an accomplished composer and organist; author of the oratorio, "Israel Restored," a volume of church anthems, several glees, and other compositions; died Nov. 28, 1853, at his residence, Monmouth Road, Baywater, Eng., aged 28.

A dictionary of musical information: containing also a vocabulary of musical terms, and a list of modern musical works published in the United States from 1640 to 1875 by John Weeks Moore (Boston: Oliver Ditson, c. 1876)


Tunes by William Richard Bexfield (3)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
BEXFIELD (Bexfield)William Richard Bexfield (Composer)053543 27152 34321
[Chant] (Bexfield 11122)William Richard Bexfield, 1824-1853 (Composer)311122 34543
[O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious] (Bexfield)Dr. Bexfield (Composer)151271 21171

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