Most British hymn writers in the nineteenth century were clergymen, but William C. Dix (b. Bristol, England, 1837; d. Cheddar, Somerset, England, 1898) was a notable exception. Trained in the business world, he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland. Dix published various volumes of his hymns, such as Hymns of Love and Joy (1861) and Altar Songs: Verses on the Holy Eucharist (1867). A number of his texts were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861).
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An early form of the tune DIX was composed by Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872). Trained as a teacher, Kocher moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him t…
Display Title: Con gran gozo y candorFirst Line: Con gran gozo y candorTune Title: DIXAuthor: William C. Dix; Evelyn Robert-OlivieriDate: 1998Subject: Epifanía |
Display Title: Con gran gozo y candorFirst Line: Con gran gozo y candorAuthor: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898; Evelyn Robert-Olivieri, b. 1940Date: 2016Subject: Christmas | ; Navidad |
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