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LORETTO (Hemy)

LORETTO (Hemy)

Composer: Henri F. Hemy
Published in 43 hymnals


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Composer: Henri F. Hemy

Henri F. Hemy, born in the United Kingdom. Hemy spent time at sea as a young man, emigrating to Australia in 1850 with his family. Unable to make a decent living in Melbourne, he returned to Newcastle England. He was organist at St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church in Newcastle, later teaching professor of music at Tynemouth and at St. Cuthbert's College in Durham. He was pianist to Lord Ravensworth, Music Director of Ushaw College, and his orchestra played at fashionable venues in the region. He sang baritone as well. He composed waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and galops. 3 music works: Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools; Royal Modern Tutor for Pianoforte; Crown of Jesus. He was active in local politics and published a manifesto in the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LORETTO (Hemy)
Composer: Henri F. Hemy
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Incipit: 51171 25221 23533
Key: A Major/B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #59

Audio

Small Church Music #2299

Audio

Small Church Music #4910

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4428

Include 39 pre-1979 instances
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