ALETTA

Composer: William B. Bradbury

William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then rel… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ALETTA
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1860)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 35122 21233 51222
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 28

Organ Solo

  • Hymns of Majesty and Contemplation Volume One: Beloved hymns arranged for the organ as Calls to Worship, Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
    Composer/Editor Donald Campfield
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (2002) pp. 18
  • Fill the Earth with Music: Easy Music for Organ
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Jeanette Keyser
    Published By: Church Street Music (1995) pp. 9
  • PedalPoint Volume 14 Number 3 April May June 1995: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Jeanette Keyser
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1995) pp. 28
  • PedalPoint Volume 11 Number 3 April May June 1992: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Allison Gilliam
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1992) pp. 12
  • The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Six: Preludes, Offertories, Postludes for the Morning Worship Service
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1976) pp. 24
  • Gospel Hymn Medleys No. 1
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Hughes
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1973) pp. 14

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 37 Number 6 July August 2021: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editor Larry Shackley
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2021) pp. 28
  • The Complete Worship Suites: 18 Expressive Suites Arranged for Solo Piano Correlated with Scriptural Themes
    Composer/Editor Bernadine W. Johnson
    Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2009) pp. 177
  • The Word of God
    Composer/Editor Bernadine W. Johnson
    Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2007) pp. 5
  • Creative Keyboard's Complete Church Pianist: Hymn Arrangements for Every Occasion
    Composer/Editor Gail Smith
    Published By: Creative Keyboard Publications (2000) pp. 93
  • The Church Pianist Volume 13 Number 6 July August 1997: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Ron Loree
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1997) pp. 6
  • PedalPoint Volume 14 Number 3 April May June 1995: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Jeanette Keyser
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1995) pp. 28
  • The Church Pianist Volume 7 Number 6 July August 1991: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Rachel Carr
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1991) pp. 14
  • Gospel Preludes for the Piano
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 6
  • Composer/Editor John F. Wilson
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1959) pp. 26

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Gospel Hymn Duets for Organ and Piano: Volume Four
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Hughes
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1982) pp. 10

Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #260
Text: Holy Bible, Book Divine
  • Full Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #139
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2419
Text: How I Love Thy Law, O Lord
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #2520
Text: Holy Bible, Book Divine
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4515
Text: Never Further Than Thy Cross
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5620
Text: Prince of Peace, Control My Will
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #6304
Text: Sweeter Sounds Than Music Knows
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7354
Text: When This Song of Praise Shall Cease
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #10378
Text: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12869
Text: 'Tis a Point I Long To Know
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #15017
Text: ശുദ്ധ ദിവ്യ ഗ്രന്ഥമേ
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 39 of 39)
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #205

Ambassador Hymnal #268

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #260

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Baptist Hymnal 2008 #345

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #139

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #421

Discipleship Ministries Collection #108

Hinário para o Culto Cristão #217

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Hymns for a Pilgrim People #254

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Hymns of Faith #114

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #228

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #124

Redeeming Love #182

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Rejoice Hymns #179

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #521

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Sing Joyfully #176

Audio

Small Church Music #727

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #368

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #139

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The Celebration Hymnal #412

The Christian Life Hymnal #233

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The Cyber Hymnal #2419

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The Cyber Hymnal #2520

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The Cyber Hymnal #4515

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The Cyber Hymnal #5620

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The Cyber Hymnal #6304

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7354

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #10378

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12869

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #15017

Text

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #273

Text

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #165

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The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #294

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #137

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Worship and Service Hymnal #156

Worship His Majesty #320

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Yes, Lord! #64

生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #169

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #117

Include 190 pre-1979 instances
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