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Jacques Blumenthal (Jacob), born in Hamburg, Oct 4, 1829. Pianist, pupil of Grund in Hamburg, and of Bocklet and Sechter in Vienna, and from 1846 of Herz and Halévy in Paris. In 1848 he went to London and became a fashionable teacher, and pianist to the Queen. besides compositions for the violin and violoncello, and pianoforte, he has written many songs.
Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)
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Father, when in love to Thee
Low we bow the adoring knee,
When repentant to the skies
Scarcely do we lift our eyes.
Then, O hear us as we plead
For Thy help in time of need;
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear, forgive us when we cry.
Tune Title: BLUMENTHALFirst Line: When two friends on that glad dayComposer: Frederic W. Root; Jacques BlumenthalMeter: 7.7.7.7 DIncipit: 33335 43Key: E♭ MajorDate: 2024
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