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William Staunton

Short Name: William Staunton
Full Name: Staunton, William, 1803-1889
Birth Year: 1803
Death Year: 1889

Episcopal clergyman; author; editor; musician; b. 4/20/1803, Chester, England; d. 9/20/1889


Tunes by William Staunton (4)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[O Holy Church, but yester-night]Rev. Wm. Staunton (Harmonizer)253215 67165 65432
QUAM DILECTA (Staunton)William Staunton (Composer)033234 32155 1377
[My God the spring of all my joys] (Staunton)Staunton (Composer)251171 76165 17143
VENI CREATOR (Staunton)William Staunton (Composer)011123 43335 67166
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