STELLA (English)

Adapter: Henri Friedrich 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: STELLA (English)
Adapter: Henri Friedrich Hemy (1851)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 55355 11765 55432
Key: E♭ Major/E Major
Source: English Traditional;Crown of Jesus Music;Easy Hymn Tunes for Ca­tho­lic Schools, 1851
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

First published in Henri Frederick Hemy's Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools (1851), STELLA was a folk tune from northern England that Hemy heard sung by children in Stella, a village near Newcastle-upon-Tyme. In modified bar form (AA'B), the tune has an interesting rhythmic structure. Antiphonal performance and part singing help in singing the entire psalm.

Gerald Hocken Knight (b. Par, Cornwall, England, 1908; d. London, England, 1979) composed the harmonization in 1950 for Hymns Ancient and Modern Revised (1950). Knight studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge, England, and at the Royal College of Music in London. He was organist at Truro Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral (1937-1952) as well as director of the Royal College of Music (1952-1972). A music editor of the 1950 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern, he also served on the committees that compiled its two supplements, 100 Hymns for Today (1969) and More Hymns for Today (1980).

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

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    Composer/Editor Timothy Blinko
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 132
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1303
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #698
Text: Behold, What Wondrous Love and Grace
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #787
Text: Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #1663
Text: Father, Who Dost Thy Children Feed
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4361
Text: My Soul, Inspired with Sacred Love
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7789
Text: Ye Fair Green Hills of Galilee
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #90
Text: Lord, You Have Been Our Dwelling Place
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)

Instances

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Adoru #696

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Ancient and Modern #685

Catholic Book of Worship III #458

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1303

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Common Praise #341

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Common Praise #483

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CPWI Hymnal #315

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CPWI Hymnal #459

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CPWI Hymnal #587

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CPWI Hymnal #675

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #13

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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #79

Hymns and Psalms #47

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #494

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #41

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #461a

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #426

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #90

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Rejoice in the Lord #452

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #189

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #691

Singing the Faith #516

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Small Church Music #2328

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Small Church Music #2332

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The Cyber Hymnal #698

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The Cyber Hymnal #787

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The Cyber Hymnal #1663

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The Cyber Hymnal #4361

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The Cyber Hymnal #7789

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The New English Hymnal #384

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #510

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TTT-Himnaro Cigneta #370

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TTT-Himnaro Cigneta #516

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