KENYON

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (born 29 November 1797 – died 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Donizetti came from a non-musical background but, at an early age, he was taken under the wing of composer Simon Mayr who had set up the Lezioni Caritatevoli and had enrolled him by means of a full scholarship. There he received detailed training in the arts of fugue and counterpoint, and it was from there that Mayr was instrumental in obtaining a place for the young man at the Bologna Academy. In Bologna, at the age of 19, he wrote his first one-act opera, the comedy Il Pigmalione, although it does not appear to have been performed during his lifetime. Through his life, Donizetti wrote about 70 operas, but an… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: KENYON
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 11234 32676 51112
Copyright: Public Domain

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High School Hymnal #91

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High School Hymnal #92

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School and College Hymnal #91

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School and College Hymnal #92

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The Christian Hymnal #202

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The Christian Hymnal #203

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The Christian Hymnal #204

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