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HOME (Bishop)

Composer: Henry R. Bishop

Bishop, Henry Rowley, was born at London, Nov. 18, 1786, and died at London, April 30, 1855. See a full notice in the Dictionary of Nat. Biog., v., 91. From 1840 he was occasional and from 1843 to 1848 sole conductor of the Antient Concerts. Of his Twelve Corales...as sung at the Concerts of Ancient Music, for which (with Words expressly written to them) they were adapted and arranged by Sir Henry R. Bishop, 1844 (B. M. copy is H. 878), some are fairly literal translations from the German, others have no connection with their nominal originals. Three were noted in this Dictionary, but their source not having been traced in 1892, we now subjoin them:— 1. Behold, how glorious is yon sky, p. 127, ii. This is from "Wie herrlich ist die… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: HOME (Bishop)
Composer: Henry R. Bishop
Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain
Incipit: 13455 35434 23134
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Piano Solo

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    Composer/Editor Paul Mickelson
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  • Sabbath Meditation at the Piano: Transcriptions of Beautiful Sacred Pieces - Royal Music Library No. 9
    Composer/Editor Fred L. Ryder
    Published By: McKinley Music O. (1906) pp. 14

Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)

Alabanzas Favoritas No. 2 #192

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #593

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #509

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #544

Audio

Small Church Music #5557

Text

The Christian Harmony #351

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4252

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14515

The Sacred Harp #161

TextPage Scan

نظم المرامير #77

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نظم المرامير #78

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نظم المرامير #439

Include 279 pre-1979 instances
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