RUSSELL PLACE

RUSSELL PLACE

Composer: William Sterndale Bennett
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

William Sterndale Bennett, born in Sheffield, England, April 13, 1816, died in London, Feb. 1, 1875. His father, an organist, died when he was three years old, and his education was cared for by his grandfather. At the age of eight (1824) he entered the choir of King's College Chapel at Cambridge, where his grandfather lived, and in 1826 was sent to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Here he studied composition under Lucas and Dr. Crotch, and pianoforte, first under W. H. Holmes, and then under Cipriani Potter. His first composition of note was his D minor pianoforte concerto, op. 1, written in 1832 and played by himself at the prize concert at the Academy in 1833. Mendelssohn was present and greatly encouraged the young compose… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: RUSSELL PLACE
Composer: William Sterndale Bennett
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6
Incipit: 12345 65532 12712
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Small Church Music #6207

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