Born: September 22, 1827.
Died: September 14, 1899.
Lissant was a chorister at the coronation of Britain’s Queen Victoria. In 1849, he became the first organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta, India. From about 1872 to 1899, he played the organ at St. Augustine’s Church, Queen’s Gate, London.
Sources:
Musical Times, October 1, 1899, p. 691
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/s/lissant_gb.htm
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Tune Title: [Christ, we sing Thy saving Passion]First Line: Christ, we sing Thy saving PassionComposer: G. B. LissantIncipit: 32357 65421 12354Date: 1916
Tune Title: TUNCELIFirst Line: Christ, we sing Thy saving passionComposer: George Benjamin LissantMeter: 87.87 D repeatKey: F Major or modalSource: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
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