William Tans’ur

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. His output includes approximately a hundred hymn tunes and psalm settings and a Te Deum. His manual A New Musical Grammar (1746) was still popular in the nineteenth century.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1706, Died October 7, 1783 (St Neots)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-6060 10-in. 3/27/1908 One holy Church of God appears Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tans’ur, William," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105167.

Tans’ur, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105167.

"Tans’ur, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105167

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85351535

Wikidata: William Tans'ur - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4020170

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51955883

MusicBrainz: William Tans'ur - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3d520b2-716f-43a6-9e6a-0f5f7ff42cad

ISNI: 0000 0001 1642 2767 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116422767

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