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NEW CALABAR

Composer: John Downing Farrer

Born: Circa February 1829, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Died: Circa February 1919, Christchurch District, Hampshire, England. Farrer and his wife were living in Lowestoft as of 1881, and Farrer was in Bournemouth in 1901. --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: NEW CALABAR
Composer: John Downing Farrer
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 32177 65123 43212
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4636
Text: Now the Lord Our Souls Has Fed
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #10239
Text: Hark! The Distant Isles Proclaim
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #237

Audio

Small Church Music #6800

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4636

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #10239

Include 28 pre-1979 instances
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