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The Cyber Hymnal #4986
Tune Title: OLNEY (Gounod) First Line: O how can they look up to Heaven Composer: Charles Gounod; J. Frederick Bridge Meter: CM Incipit: 55563 54447 65435 Key: E♭ Major
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OLNEY (Gounod)
OLNEY (Gounod)
Composer: Charles Gounod; Arranger: J. Frederick Bridge (1897)Published in 4 hymnals
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Composer: Charles Gounod
Charles F. Gounod (b. Paris, France, 1818; d. St. Cloud, France, 1893) was taught initially by his pianist mother. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatory, won the "Grand Prix de Rome" in 1839, and continued his musical training in Vienna, Berlin, and Leipzig. Though probably most famous for his opera Faust (1859) and other instrumental music (including his Meditation sur le Prelude de Bach, to which someone added the Ave Maria text for soprano solo), Gounod also composed church music-four Masses, three Requiems, and a Magnificat. His smaller works for church use were published as Chants Sacres. When he lived in England (1870-1875), Gounod became familiar with British cathedral music and served as conductor of what later became the Royal… Go to person page >Arranger: J. Frederick Bridge
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The Cyber Hymnal #8773
Tune Title: OLNEY First Line: Our banner is th’ eternal God Composer: Charles Gounod; Frederick Bridge Meter: CM Key: E♭ Major
The Cyber Hymnal #8773
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