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Small Church Music #7423
Tune Title: GAUNTLETT First Line: As Joseph Was a Walking
Small Church Music #7423
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GAUNTLETT (Gauntlett 53154)
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extendÂed the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the or… Go to person page >Instances
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The Cyber Hymnal #253
Tune Title: GAUNTLETT First Line: As Joseph was a walking, Composer: Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876 Meter: 76.76 D Incipit: 53154 21511 76153 Key: b minor
The Cyber Hymnal #253
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