Tune: GENEVA (Cole)

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GENEVA (Cole)

Composer: John Cole (1800)
Published in 71 hymnals

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Composer: John Cole

John Cole, author of "Geneva," was born in Tewksbury, Eng., 1774, and came to the United States in his boyhood (1785). Baltimore, Md. became his American home, and he was educated there. Early in life he became a musician and music publisher. At least twleve of his principle song collections from 1800 to 1832 are mentioned by Mr. Hubert P. Main, most of them sacred and containing many of his own tunes. He continued to compose music till his death, Aug. 17, 1855. Mr. Cole was leader of the regimental band known as "The Independent Blues," which played in the War of 1812, and was present at the "North Point" fight, and other battles. The story of hymns and tunes; by Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth, New York: The American Track Soc… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	GENEVA (Cole)
Composer:	John Cole (1800)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Incipit:	11233 45171 67256
Key:	D Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Thanksgiving for God's Particular Providence

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

The Creative Use of the Organ in Worship
Composer/Editor Hal H. Hopson
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (2000) pp. 43
Ten Introductions on Hymns for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany: Volume 2 for Organ
Composer/Editor David M. Lasky
Published By: The H. W. Gray Company (1997) pp. 6
Free Harmonizations of Hymn Tunes: By Fifty American Composers
Composer/Editor D. DeWitt Wasson
Published By: Hinshaw Music, Inc. (1984) pp. 89
Free Hymn Accompaniments: 46 Tunes, 74 Hymns, Fully Indexed
Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
Published By: Abingdon Press (1979) pp. 47
Organ Descants for Selected Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor G. Winston Cassler
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1972) pp. 35