ST. SACRAMENT (Monk)

Composer: William Henry Monk (1823-)

William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. SACRAMENT (Monk)
Composer: William Henry Monk (1823-)
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Incipit: 54565 32123 32154
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Easy Organ Library Volume 52
    Composer/Editor Kevin Uppercue
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2012) pp. 87
  • Adoring Praise: Two Hymn Settings
    Composer/Editor Emma Lou Diemer
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2005) pp. 10
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 23 Number 4 March 1989: A Bi-monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Howard Wells; Leon Boellman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 21
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 5 Number 3 January 1971: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1971) pp. 68

Instances

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Himnario Cristiano para uso de las Iglesias Evangélicas #152

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #441

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