BROWN (Bradbury)

Composer: William B. Bradbury

William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then rel… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BROWN (Bradbury)
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1844)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 51231 67165 51325
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #552
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #428
Text: Behold He Comes!
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #2045
Text: The Grave Itself a Garden Is
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7529
Text: With Joy We Hail the Sacred Day
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #8921
Text: I Am The Life
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #9574
Text: Awake With Joyful Strains Of Mirth
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12063
Text: The Winds Were Howling O'er The Deep
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12674
Text: Attend, My People, To My Law
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12736
Text: Jesus, The Word Of Mercy Give
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #13707
Text: I Ask My Dying Savior Dear
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #15682
Text: Sweet Is The Friendly Voice Which Speaks
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 23 of 23)
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #552

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #77

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #331

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #462

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #390

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Louvores ao Rei #69

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #250

Praises We Sing (2nd ed.) #20

Psalms of Grace #28a

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #334

Sacred Selections for the Church #652

Sacred Songs of the Church #223

Songs of Faith and Praise #709

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The Cyber Hymnal #428

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The Cyber Hymnal #2045

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The Cyber Hymnal #7529

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The Cyber Hymnal #8921

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The Cyber Hymnal #9574

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The Cyber Hymnal #12063

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The Cyber Hymnal #12674

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The Cyber Hymnal #12736

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The Cyber Hymnal #13707

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The Cyber Hymnal #15682

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