hymn-tune
21Thaxted (tune) — Thaxted, the English village where the British composer Gustav Holst resided much of his life, is also the name of a hymn tune, with the unusual meter of 13 13 13 13 13 13, based on the stately main theme of the Jupiter movement of his orchestral …
22Rock of Ages (Christian hymn) — Infobox Hymn Name = Rock of Ages MusicBy = Thomas Hastings WordsBy = Augustus Montague Toplady Published = 1775 OrigLanguage = English TranslatedBy = TranslatedPub = Meter = TradMelodyName = Toplady Misc = Rock of Ages Rock of Ages, cleft for me …
23The Battle Hymn of the Republic — is an American abolitionist song written by Julia Ward Howe in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1, 1862 that was made popular during the American Civil War. HistoryThe tune was written around 1855 by William… …
24Finlandia Hymn — The Finlandia Hymn (in Finnish Finlandia hymni ) refers to a serene hymn like section of the patriotic symphonic poem Finlandia , written in 1899 and 1900 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was later re worked by the composer into a stand… …
25Marines' Hymn — The Marines Hymn is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. It is the oldest official song in the United States military.[1] The Marines Hymn is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect. However, the third… …
26Fuging tune — The fuguing tune is a variety of Anglo American vernacular choral music. It first flourished in the mid eighteenth century and continues to be composed today.DescriptionFuguing tunes (often fuging tunes ) are sacred music, specifically,… …
27Godiva's Hymn — (sometimes Engineer s Hymn or Engineers Drinking Song) is a traditional drinking song for engineers. It was originally sung by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; although students there still recognize it, disapproval from the …
28Lord of the Dance (hymn) — Lord of the Dance is a hymn with words written by Sydney Carter in 1963. He adapted the tune from the famous American Shaker dance song Simple Gifts . The hymn is widely performed in the United Kingdom and the United States, and is often… …
29One Song to the Tune of Another — was the first game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game I m Sorry I Haven t a Clue and is still almost always played every other episode. It consists of panellists singing the lyrics of one song to the tune of another song, accompanied on… …
30Australian Hymn Book — The Australian Hymn Book (ISBN 1 86371 150 3) was published in 1977, and was the culmination of almost ten year s work by an ecumenical committee, chaired by A. Harold Wood, intent on producing a new, contemporary and inclusive hymn book that… …
