BOWDEN

BOWDEN

Composer: Anonymous; Arranger: S. S. Wesley (1872)
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: Recording

Composer: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Arranger: S. S. Wesley

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842­-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music Sy… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BOWDEN
Composer: Anonymous
Arranger: S. S. Wesley (1872)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 53432 13517 65565
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Small Church Music #6520
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

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Audio

Small Church Music #6520

Include 4 pre-1979 instances
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