OKLAHOMA CITY

OKLAHOMA CITY

Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Published in 2 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: OKLAHOMA CITY
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 31716 55332 34323
Key: f minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Ten Short Preludes on Hymn Tunes and Carols: Set for Organ with Hammond Registration
    Composer/Editor Richard Warner
    Published By: Carl Fischer, Inc. (1955) pp. 12

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #7507

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