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VARIETY GROVE

VARIETY GROVE

Composer: L. C. Everett
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: L. C. Everett

L. C. Everett's largest and most popular collection was The Wesleyan Hymn and Tune Book (1859), published by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The denominational dedication page in that collection says it was "prepared by Mr. L.C. Everett, of Virginia, a gentleman well-known through the South and Southwest, as an author and teacher of sacred vocal music." In his own introductory remarks, Everett's instincts as an educator are clear. He advised churches to offer a weekly congregational singing class "for the purpose of meeting together frequently, say one evening each week, to practice the tunes under the direction of a suitably qualified chorister or leader, and ... that the entire congregation be invited to attend the rehearsals of the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: VARIETY GROVE
Composer: L. C. Everett
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 17654 35654 32
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #30

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