Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known).
Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporizations and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth… Go to person page >
Tune Title: TRISAGIONFirst Line: Stars of the morning, so gloriously brightComposer: Henry Thomas Smart, 1813-1879Meter: 10.10.10.10Key: F MajorDate: 2010
Tune Title: TRISAGIONFirst Line: Christ brings the kingdom where barrenness bloomsComposer: Henry Smart 1813-79Meter: 10 10 10 10 DactylicKey: F Major or modalDate: 2013
Tune Title: TRISAGIONFirst Line: Stars of the morning, so gloriously brightComposer: Henry Thomas SmartMeter: 10.10 DIncipit: 55653 21223 32154Key: F Major
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