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William Tans'ur

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William Tans'ur (or Tansur, Tanzer, Letansur) (6 November 1706, Dunchurch – 7 October 1783, St. Neots) was an English hymn-writer, composer of West gallery music, and teacher of music. [1]

15 relations: Aaron Williams (composer), American classical music, Cambridgeshire, Dunchurch, England, Epsom, Hymn, Hymn tune, Psalms, St Neots, Te Deum, Timothy Swan, Warwickshire, West gallery music, William Billings.

Aaron Williams (composer)

Aaron Williams (1731–1776) was a Welsh teacher, composer, and compiler of West Gallery music, active in England during the 18th century.

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American classical music

American classical music is music written in the United States in the European classical music tradition.

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Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.), is an East Anglian county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west.

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Dunchurch

Dunchurch is a village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Epsom

Epsom is a market town in Surrey, England, south-west of London, between Ashtead and Ewell.

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Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification.

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Hymn tune

A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung.

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Psalms

The Book of Psalms (תְּהִלִּים or, Tehillim, "praises"), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or "the Psalms", is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.

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St Neots

St Neots is a town and civil parish in the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, England, within the historic county of Huntingdonshire, next to the Bedfordshire county border.

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Te Deum

The Te Deum (also known as Ambrosian Hymn or A Song of the Church) is an early Christian hymn of praise.

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Timothy Swan

Timothy Swan (1758–1842) was a composer and hatmaker born in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Warwickshire

Warwickshire (abbreviated Warks) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England.

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West gallery music

West gallery music, also known as "Georgian psalmody", refers to the sacred music (metrical psalms, with a few hymns and anthems) sung and played in English parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850.

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William Billings

William Billings (October 7, 1746 – September 26, 1800) is regarded as the first American choral composer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tans'ur

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