ALEXANDRIA (Gauntlett)

Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett

Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extend­ed the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the or… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ALEXANDRIA (Gauntlett)
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 55176 55534 32551
Key: E♭ Major/E Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Church Hymnal #198

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Heaven's Echo #59

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #405

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Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #238

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Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #239

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Hymns of Worship and Service #204

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Hymns of Worship and Service #324

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Hymns of Worship and Service #204

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Hymns of Worship and Service #324

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Hymns of Worship and Service #532

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Hymns of Worship and Service #136

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Hymns of Worship and Service #256

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Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #136

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Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #256

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Sunday-School Book #8a

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #313

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #T148

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The Scottish Hymnal #100b

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The Scottish Hymnal #217a

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