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J. Spencer Cornwall

Short Name: J. Spencer Cornwall
Full Name: Cornwall, J. Spencer
Birth Year: 1888
Death Year: 1983

J. Spencer Cornwall (1888-1983) was an author, choral conductor, composer, and arranger of music. Born in Utah, he conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1935 to 1957. Under his leadership it made some of its first trips outside of the United States.


Tunes by J. Spencer Cornwall (4)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[An angel came and spoke to man]J. Spencer Cornwall (Composer)135311 35454 31614
[An angel from on high] (Cornwall)J. Spencer Cornwall (Composer)155172 15662 22551
[Softly beams the sacred dawning]J. Spencer Cornwall, 1888–1983 (Composer)134517 21665 53654
[The golden plates lay hidden]J. Spencer Cornwall (Composer)153567 65356 33322

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