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Felice Giardini
1716 - 1796 Person Name: Felice Giardini (1716-1796) Composer of "ATHENS" in Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes Felice Giardini, born in Italy. When young, he studied singing, harpsichord, and violin. He became a composer and violin virtuoso. By age 12 he was playing in theatre orchestras. His most instructive lesson: While playing a solo passage during an opera, he decided to show off his skills by improvising several bravura variations that the composer, Jommelli, had not written . Although the audience applauded loudly, Jomelli, who happened to be there, went up and slapped Giardini in the face. He learned a lesson from that. He toured Europe as a violinist, considered one of the greatest musical artists of his time. He served as orchestra leader and director of the Italian Opera in London, giving concerts. He tried to run a theatre in Naples, but encountered adversity. He went to Russia, but had little fortune there, where he died.
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Person Name: T. T. N. Author of "Put on Thy Strength" in Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes T. T. N. An anonymous writer who contributed the following hymns to the 2nd edition of the Anglican Hymn Book, 1871: (1) "Awake! awake! put on Thy strength"! (Processional); (2) "My son, give me thine heart" (Lent); (3) "O loving Saviour, who art touched" (Jesus, the Sympathiser); (4) "The Lord ascends the sacred hill" (Transfiguration), (5) "Throned above the starry spheres" (St. Mark).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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