Short Name: | George B. Nevin |
Full Name: | Nevin, George B. (George Balch), 1859-1933 |
Birth Year: | 1859 |
Death Year: | 1933 |
Born: March 15, 1859, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Died: April 17, 1933, Easton, Pennsylvania.
A member of the Nevin musical family, George’s cousins were composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer. George spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation. He was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier’s poem A Ballad of Trees and the Master, and wrote a number of hymns as well. For nearly 30 years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing.
Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and sometimes gave lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies.
Sources:
New York Times, April 18, 1933, p. 16
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/v/nevin_gb.htm
Tunes by George B. Nevin (24)![]() | As | Instances | Incipit |
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PRINCETHORPE | George B. Nevin (Arranger) | 1 | 31425 43234 321 |
[Almighty Lord of All] | George Balch Nevin (Composer) | 5 | 13512 31653 543 |
[Angels from the realms of glory] (Nevin) | George Balch Nevin, (1859- ) (Composer) | 4 | 33335 43213 17765 |
[Arise, my soul, awake, my tongue] | Geo. B. Nevin (Arranger) | 2 | 53343 54312 35434 |
[Viel tausend Sterne prangen] | Geo. B. Nevin (Arranger) | 1 | 53322 15511 2123 |
CHRISTMAS MORN | George B. Nevin (Composer) | 3 | 56432 12345 1211 |
DAY OF RESURRECTION | George B. Nevin (Composer) | 2 | 55671 32117 21566 |
EPIPHANY (Nevin) | George B. Nevin (Composer) | 3 | 51767 65133 21552 |
GORDON (Nevin) | George Balch Nevin (Composer) | 1 | 55671 17656 523 |
[¡Gran océano del perdón!] (Nevin) | Geo. B. Nevins (Composer) | 2 | 37136 45635 4253 |
JOCELYN | G. B. Nevin, 1859- (Composer) | 2 | 53322 34435 43327 |
[Master of mercy, behold me] | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 2 | |
NEVIN (Nevin) | George Balch Nevin, 1859-1933 (Composer) | 5 | 17646 54321 25517 |
NEVIN'S PROCESSIONAL | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 6 | 55512 32176 22555 |
[O Paradise! O Paradise!] (Nevin) | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 3 | 33223 54422 3543 |
OLD BRETON MELODY | George B. Nevin (Adapter) | 2 | 34534 23134 53421 |
[Once in Bethlehem of Judah] (Nevin) | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 2 | 33433 22343 32213 |
[One sweetly solemn thought] (Nevin) | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 3 | 33321 44443 25 |
[Only a sunbeam, yet how it brightens] | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 2 | 56713 21615 5671 |
[Our God is calling, calling us today] | Geo. B. Nevin (Arranger) | 2 | 51353 32123 43235 |
[Savior divine to Thee our prayer ascending] | Geo. B. Nevin (Composer) | 2 | |
INNSBRUCK | Geo. B. Nevin (Harmonizer) | 1 | 32123 54334 5523 |
[There's a song in the air] (Nevin) | George B. Nevin (Composer) | 3 | 55345 17655 5345 |
[When Christ was born in Bethlehem] (Nevin) | George B. Nevin (Composer) | 5 | 13517 65432 34211 |