RISEHOLME (Gauntlett)

RISEHOLME (Gauntlett)

Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Published in 23 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

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 extend­ed 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 >

Tune Information

Title: RISEHOLME (Gauntlett)
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Meter: 8.8.8.4
Incipit: 55611 12212 44322
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1565
Text: Father of All, from Land and Sea
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #9991
Text: Thy Will Is Done
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1565

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #9991

Include 21 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us