ST. THOMAS (Ashworth)

ST. THOMAS (Ashworth)

Composer: Henry Purcell
Published in 11 hymnals


Composer: Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (b. Westminster, London, England, 1659; d. Westminster, 1695), was perhaps the greatest English composer who ever lived, though he only lived to the age of thirty-six. Purcell's first piece was published at age eight when he was also a chorister in the Chapel Royal. When his voice changed in 1673, he was appointed assistant to John Hingston, who built chamber organs and maintained the king's instruments. In 1674 Purcell began tuning the Westminster Abbey organ and was paid to copy organ music. Given the position of composer for the violins in 1677, he also became organist at Westminster Abbey in 1679 (at age twenty) and succeeded Hingston as maintainer of the king's instruments (1683). Purcell composed music for the theater (D… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. THOMAS (Ashworth)
Composer: Henry Purcell
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 13215 67155 12343
Key: A Major
Source: Charles Ashworth's Collection, c. 1760
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P119g

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P26

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P82

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R46

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