WESTMINSTER (Turle)

WESTMINSTER (Turle)

Composer: James Turle (1835)
Published in 90 hymnals


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Composer: James Turle

TURLE, JAMES (1802–1882), organist and composer, son of James Turle, an amateur 'cello-player, was born at Taunton, Somerset, on 5 March 1802. From July 1810 to December 1813 he was a chorister at Wells Cathedral under Dodd Perkins, the organist. At the age of eleven he came to London, and was articled to John Jeremiah Goss, but he was largely self-taught. He had an excellent voice and frequently sang in public. John Goss [q. v.], his master's nephew, was his fellow student, and thus the future organists of St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey were pupils together. Turle was organist of Christ Church, Surrey (Blackfriars Road), 1819–1829, and of St. James's, Bermondsey, 1829–31. His connection with Westminster Abbey began in 181… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: WESTMINSTER (Turle)
Composer: James Turle (1835)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 35511 76553 71255
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keys: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 302
  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 191
  • The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
    Composer/Editor Rosalie Bonighton
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 239
  • Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 193
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 148
  • More Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1997) pp. 96
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 191
  • The Descant Hymn-Tune Book Book II: A Collection of Well-Known Tunes
    Composer/Editor Geoffrey Shaw
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1995) pp. 35
  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 9: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 9

Organ Solo

  • Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 196
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 108
  • Organ Compositions Volume 1: Choral Works Adapted by G. Winston Cassler
    Composer/Editors F. Melius Christiansen; G. Winston Cassler
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1954) pp. 7

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1409
Text: Faith Grasps the Blessing
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #14495
Text: എൻ ദൈവമേ നീ ഉന്നതൻ
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 22 of 22)

An Nou Chanté! #5

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Ancient and Modern #729

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #516

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Common Praise (1998) #286

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Common Praise #523

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Common Praise #588

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #457

Complete Mission Praise #468

Text

CPWI Hymnal #232

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #102

Hymns and Psalms #51

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #369

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #20

Audio

Small Church Music #529

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The Cyber Hymnal #1409

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The Cyber Hymnal #14495

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P110b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P2

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P73b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #182

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The New English Hymnal #410

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Voices United #350

Include 68 pre-1979 instances
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