PORTSMOUTH (Handel)

PORTSMOUTH (Handel)

Composer: George Frideric Handel
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (b. Halle, Germany, 1685; d. London, England, 1759) became a musician and composer despite objections from his father, who wanted him to become a lawyer. Handel studied music with Zachau, organist at the Halle Cathedral, and became an accomplished violinist and keyboard performer. He traveled and studied in Italy for some time and then settled permanently in England in 1713. Although he wrote a large number of instrumental works, he is known mainly for his Italian operas, oratorios (including Messiah, 1741), various anthems for church and royal festivities, and organ concertos, which he interpolated into his oratorio performances. He composed only three hymn tunes, one of which (GOPSAL) still appears in some modern hy… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: PORTSMOUTH (Handel)
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Meter: H. M.
Incipit: 53511 21231 4321
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Organ Solo

  • The Organist Volume 106 Number 6 January February 2003: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Steven Scott
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 81

Media

A Collection of Hymn Tunes from the most modern and approved authors #6b

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The American Vocalist #150

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