BURFORD (Purcell)

BURFORD (Purcell)

Composer (attributed to): Henry Purcell
Published in 78 hymnals


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Composer (attributed to): 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: BURFORD (Purcell)
Composer (attributed to): Henry Purcell
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 11234 54327 12345
Key: f minor
Source: Chetham's Psalmody, 1718
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 33
  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 8: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 12

Organ Solo

  • The Parish Organist Part Eleven: Thirty-five Preludes on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editors Willem Mudde; Paul Bouman
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1966) pp. 8
  • Seven Classic Preludes on Old Chorals: For Organ
    Composer/Editors Garth Edmundson; Henry Purcell
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1938) pp. 20

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1328
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
  • Four-part harmony, full score, Alternate arrangement (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #1962
Text: God of My Life, Look Gently Down
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3726
Text: Lord, I Approach Thy Mercy Seat
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4098
Text: Lord, When We Bend Before Thy Throne
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4870
Text: O God, My Refuge, Hear My Cries
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5011
Text: O Jesu Christ, if Aught There Be
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #6845
Text: To Calvary, Lord, in Spirit Now
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #12577
Text: Our Nation Seemed To Ruin Doomed
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #13074
Text: See, when a black o’erspreading cloud
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #13770
Text: The Lord Is In His Holy Place
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 27 of 27)
Text

Ancient and Modern #744b

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1328

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Christian Worship #60A

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Common Praise #139

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #491b

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Complete Mission Praise #907

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Hymns to the Living God #277

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #4

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #55

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #119R

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #373

Audio

Small Church Music #1862

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The Book of Praise #450

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The Cyber Hymnal #1962

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The Cyber Hymnal #3726

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The Cyber Hymnal #4098

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The Cyber Hymnal #4870

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The Cyber Hymnal #5011

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The Cyber Hymnal #6845

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The Cyber Hymnal #12577

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The Cyber Hymnal #13074

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The Cyber Hymnal #13770

The Hymnal 1982 #668

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P10

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P102a

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P64

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The New English Hymnal #416a

Include 51 pre-1979 instances
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