KILLIBEGS

Composer: William Davies

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Tune Information

Title: KILLIBEGS
Composer: William Davies (1975)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 51321 64551 54612
Key: G Major
Copyright: © William Davies

Notes

William Davies (PHH 372) composed KILLIBEGS for use in the British supplement Praise for Today (1975). Davies served on the compilation committee of that hymn book. The tune is named after a fishing village in Donegal, Northern Ireland, where Davies vacationed while he was conductor of the BBC orchestra in Northern Ireland.

This fine modern tune is intended for unison singing. Its singable phrases are supported by a chordal accompaniment that emphasizes the duple meter. Let your voices soar on this melody. Use brilliant reeds on the organ.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987

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Ancient and Modern #456a

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #529

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #675

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #419

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #529

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #675

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #605

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The Book of Praise #288

The Covenant Hymnal #54

The Covenant Hymnal #344

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Together in Song #308

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