MALABAR

Composer: David McK. Williams

David McKinley Williams (Conductor) Born: February 20, 1887 - Carnarvonshire, Wales, UK Died: March 13, 1978 - Oakland, California, USA The Welsh-born American church musician, composer, and teacher, David McKinley Williams, began his career in church music as a chorister in the choir of the Cathedral of St. John, Denver. At the age of 13 he became the organist of St. Peter's Church, Denver. In 1908 David McKinley Williams went to New York to serve as the organist of Grace Church Chapel. He moved to Paris in 1911 for study with some of the best known French organists of the time. Upon his return, he served as organist of the Church of the Holy Communion in New York. He served in the Royal Canadian Artillery in World War I and retu… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MALABAR
Composer: David McK. Williams (1941)
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Incipit: 54366 55117 65355
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright The Church Pension Fund

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Six Hymn Tune Preludes
    Composer/Editor Philip Gehring
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1966) pp. 14
  • The Parish Organist Part Eleven: Thirty-five Preludes on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editors Willem Mudde; Ronald Arnatt
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1966) pp. 54

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Ecumenical Praise #89

Rejoice in the Lord #569

The Hymnal 1982 #312

Audio

The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #201

Exclude 2 pre-1979 instances
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