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LENA

LENA

Composer: Daniel Belknap
Published in 6 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Daniel Belknap

Daniel Belknap was born February 9, 1771 in Framingham, Mass. He was a farmer and a mechanic, but in his spare time he was a musician. He was a skilled singer and started teaching singing at the age of eighteen, mostly in Framingham and neighboring towns. He published The Harmonist's Companion in 1797, The Evangelical Harmony in 1800, The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony in 1802, The Village Compilation of Sacred Music in 1806, and The Middlesex Sonster in 1809 (a collection of secular music) He moved to Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1812 and died there October 31, 1815. Dianne Shapiro, from American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music by Frank J. Metcalf (New York/Cincinnati: The Abingdon Press, 1925) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: LENA
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Meter: 8.8.7
Incipit: 12323 45557 15654
Key: f♯ minor
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #294

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #294
Text

The Sacred Harp #210

The Sacred Harp #210
Include 4 pre-1979 instances
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