ST. CONSTANTINE (Monk)

ST. CONSTANTINE (Monk)

Composer: William Henry Monk (1861)
Published in 34 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: William Henry Monk

William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. CONSTANTINE (Monk)
Composer: William Henry Monk (1861)
Meter: 6.5.6.5
Incipit: 32432 12546 53265
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 8: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 7

Organ Solo

  • Twelve Hymn-tune Preludes: (With or Without Pedals)
    Composer/Editor Robert Groves
    Published By: Elkin & Company, Ltd. pp. 16

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1016
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #3366
Text: Jesus, Meek and Gentle
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1016

Audio

Small Church Music #2854

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3366

TextAudio

TTT-Himnaro Cigneta #120a

Include 30 pre-1979 instances
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