CHRISTMAS MORN (Hopkins)

CHRISTMAS MORN (Hopkins)

Composer: Edward J. Hopkins
Published in 41 hymnals


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Composer: Edward J. Hopkins

Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CHRISTMAS MORN (Hopkins)
Composer: Edward J. Hopkins
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Incipit: 13332 35312 22123
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1110
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #7506
Text: The Wise May Bring Their Learning
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

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ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1110

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7506

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