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''For the writer of hymn texts, see [[John Fawcett (hymnwriter)]].'' | |||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' 8 December 1789 | '''Born:''' 8 December 1789 | ||
'''Died:''' 26 October 1867 | '''Died:''' 26 October 1867 | ||
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
{{WikipediaLink|John Fawcett (of Bolton)}} | John Fawcett was a composer of church music in north-west England in the early nineteenth century: working in his early life in {{w|Kendal}}, he wrote nonconformist psalmody in a style related to that of [[James Leach]]. Fawcett later moved to {{w|Bolton}}. His works changed in style through his lifetime, reflecting a broader shift in church music during this period from the tenor-led psalmody of Leach and his contemporaries to the Victorian choral society movement. | ||
{{WikipediaLink|John Fawcett (of Bolton)}} | |||
==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
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==Publications== | |||
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==Publications== | |||
*{{NoCo|A New Set of Sacred Music}} [c1811] | *{{NoCo|A New Set of Sacred Music}} [c1811] | ||
*{{NoCo|A Second Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes}} [1813-14] | *{{NoCo|A Second Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes}} [1813-14] | ||
*{{NoCo|A Third Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes}} [1818-19] | *{{NoCo|A Third Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes}} [1818-19] | ||
* | *{{NoCo|A Seventh Set of Hymn Tunes}} [1829] | ||
*{{NoCo|The Harp of Zion}} [1833] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 23 October 2022
For the writer of hymn texts, see John Fawcett (hymnwriter).
Life
Born: 8 December 1789
Died: 26 October 1867
Biography
John Fawcett was a composer of church music in north-west England in the early nineteenth century: working in his early life in Kendal
, he wrote nonconformist psalmody in a style related to that of James Leach. Fawcett later moved to Bolton. His works changed in style through his lifetime, reflecting a broader shift in church music during this period from the tenor-led psalmody of Leach and his contemporaries to the Victorian choral society movement.
View the Wikipedia article on John Fawcett.
List of choral works
- And am I only born to die
- Branch of Jesse's stem, arise
- Eternal depth of love divine
- How fine has the day been
- Lo, he comes with clouds descending
- O love divine, how sweet thou art
- Rejoice, the Lord is king
- Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
- When strangers stand and hear me tell
- Why should the children of a king
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Publications
- A New Set of Sacred Music [c1811]
- A Second Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes [1813-14]
- A Third Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes [1818-19]
- A Seventh Set of Hymn Tunes [1829]
- The Harp of Zion [1833]