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WILLINGHAM (Abt)

Composer: Franz Abt

Franz Abt, born Dec. 21, 1819 at Eilenburg in the Prussian provinces of Saxony. His father was a musician and clergyman of the Lutheran Church. Franz studied music at Leipsic, and became known as a song-writer in 1838. In September, 1841, he married, and was leader of the orchesta at the Zuric theatre; became a teacher in 1842, but was litle known until his song "When the Swallows Homeward fly" carried his name to all parts of the civilized world. In 1865 was concert-master at Brunswick, and conducted the great festival at Dresden. He came to the United States in 1872, and was present at teh Peace Jubilee, Boston, where he directed the performance of some of his own music, arriving in New York May w, wher a testimonial concert was given for… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WILLINGHAM (Abt)
Composer: Franz Abt
Meter: 11.10.11.10
Incipit: 33321 34552 43342
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Hymn Tune Compositions by Austin C. Lovelace: 12 Chorale Preludes / Variations 22 Original Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Austin Cole Lovelace
    Published By: Darcey Press (2012) pp. 46
  • A Musical Gift Book 1: Organ Preludes on Fourteen Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Austin Cole Lovelace
    Published By: Darcey Press (1994) pp. 28
  • Dawn to Dusk: A Collection of Service Pieces Based on Morning and Evening Hymntunes
    Composer/Editor Robert Lau
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1994) pp. 14
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1205
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #6914
Text: Trust the Eternal
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #11892
Text: Seek Not Afar For Beauty
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Small Church Music #6873
Text: Tuntun aku agar kakiku, Tuhan (Lead Thou me on)
  • PDF Score (PDF)
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Instances in all hymnals

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Ambassador Hymnal #605

Ambassador Hymnal #605
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1205

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1205
Audio

Small Church Music #6873

Small Church Music #6873
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #6914

The Cyber Hymnal #6914
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11892

The Cyber Hymnal #11892
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