ST. ALPHEGE (Gauntlett)

ST. ALPHEGE (Gauntlett)

Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1852)
Published in 136 hymnals


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Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett

Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extend­ed the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the or… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. ALPHEGE (Gauntlett)
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1852)
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Incipit: 13451 71171 43213
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 152
  • 100 Alternative Hymn Tune Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 52
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 113
  • More Last Verses: Another Two Hundred Varied Hymn Tune Harmonies
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 155
  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 5: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 3

Organ Solo

  • 100 New Hymn Preludes
    Composer/Editor Andrew Wright
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2008) pp. 226

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #648
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #625
Text: Brief Life Is Here Our Portion
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4973
Text: O Heavenly Jerusalem
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5413
Text: O That the Lord's Salvation
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 17 of 17)
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #548

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #354

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #648

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #276

TextPage Scan

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #322

Complete Mission Praise #330

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #673

TextPage Scan

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #557

Hymns of the Saints #335

Text

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #81

Audio

Small Church Music #1550

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #625

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4973

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5413

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14432

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14900

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The New English Hymnal #326b

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