KENT (Lampe)

Composer: John Frederick Lampe

John Frederick Lampe (born Johann Friedrich Lampe; probably 1703 – 25 July 1751) was a musician. He was born in Saxony, but came to England in 1724 and played the bassoon in opera houses. His wife, Isabella Lampe, was sister-in-law to the composer Thomas Arne with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. John and Isabella's son, Charles John Frederick Lampe, was a successful organist and composer as well. Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by George Frideric Handel and Nicola Porpora. Lampe, along with Henry Carey and J. S. Smith, founded the short-lived English Opera Project. He became a friend of Charles Wesley, and wrote several tunes to accompany… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: KENT (Lampe)
Composer: John Frederick Lampe (1746)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 53716 54332 54576
Key: D Major/E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 150 Last Verse Harmonies: For Use with the Hymn Books of the Baptist, Methodist, United Reformed and Other Free Churches
    Composer/Editor Timothy Blinko
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 65
  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 94

Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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Common Praise #486b

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CPWI Hymnal #86

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CPWI Hymnal #818

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #45

Hymns and Psalms #34

Hymns and Psalms #395

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Rejoice in the Lord #56

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Rejoice in the Lord #476

Audio

Small Church Music #1955

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The Cyber Hymnal #9827

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The Cyber Hymnal #11106

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The New English Hymnal #196b

Include 21 pre-1979 instances
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