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Christopher Dearnley

Short Name: Christopher Dearnley
Full Name: Dearnley, Christopher, 1930-2000
Birth Year: 1930
Death Year: 2000
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Tunes by Christopher Dearnley (10)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
BUNESSANC. H. D. (Harmonizer)113512 76565 12356
FINNIANChristopher Dearnley (Composer)4
GREENSLEEVESChristopher Dearnley, 1939-2000 (Arranger)213456 54271 23117
KONOMICHIChristopher Dearnley, b. 1930 (Composer)151233 65321 56535
KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUSC. H. D. (Harmonizer)111531 34556 75342
SIMPLE GIFTSC. H. D. (Arranger)155112 31345 55321
MORWENSTOWChristopher Dearnley (born 1930) (Composer)1
SOUTHWOLD (Suffolk melody)C. H. D. (Arranger)113567 15356 17657
ST CHAD (Dearnley)Christopher Dearnley, b. 1930 (Composer)251714 31554 431
TRANSFIGURATION (Dearnley)Christopher Dearnley (Composer)254311 65535 61215
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