HAWARDEN

HAWARDEN

Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Published in 15 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842­-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music Sy… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: HAWARDEN
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Meter: 6.6.6.5 D
Incipit: 51776 55123 21517
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Easy Organ Library Volume 49
    Composer/Editor Tom Birchwood
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 16

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1301
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 15 of 15)
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A Missionary Hymn Book #37

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1301

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Church Hymns #350

Hymns of the Saints #479

Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #97

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Small Church Music #2390

The Book of Praise #369

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The Church Hymnary #451

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The Church School Hymnal for Youth #151

The English Hymnal #496b

The Hymnal #230

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The Oxford Hymn Book #302b

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The Riverdale Hymn Book #143

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The Scottish Hymnal #265b

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The University Hymn Book #234

Exclude 12 pre-1979 instances
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