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Glorious things of thee are spoken – Abbot's Leigh

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Glorious things of thee are spoken

composer

Cyril Taylor (1907-1991)

The BBC Hymn Book; NEH 185

author of text

John Newton (1725-1807)

NEH 362

Introduction
English

Cyril Taylor was, at the time of writing this tune, assistant to the head of religious broadcasting at the BBC, which had been evacuated to Bristol since the beginning of the war. He was a member of the newly re-formed committee working on what was to become The BBC Hymn Book (1951). Writing about the tune’s composition, he says that in May 1941 he was certainly conscious that people were writing to the BBC objecting to the use of the tune ‘Austria’ to these classic words by John Newton. However, no decision to replace it had been made. On that Sunday morning this warm, three-in-a-bar tune, so different from the other rather militaristic tune, as he puts it, ‘rose to the surface’. It has proved to be one of the most successful tunes of the century. Abbot’s Leigh is the wooded area of Bristol, south of the river Avon, where he was living.

Recordings

Hymns from King's

King's College Choir Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Studio Master: KGS0014Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

Hymns from King’s is a collection of hymn arrangements by Stephen Cleobury from the Edition Peters book of the same name. Covering the entire church year, the album contains arrangements, accompaniments and descants for some of the world’s most po ...» More

Praise my soul

Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Richard Pinel (conductor)

Studio Master: SIGCD545Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

Subtitled 'Favourite hymns from Jesus College Cambridge', this programme celebrates the rich and living tradition of hymnody through the exalted voices of the college's two chapel choirs and the thunderous voicings of the 2007 Kuhn organ.» More

The English Hymn, Vol. 1 - Christ Triumphant

Wells Cathedral Choir, Rupert Gough (organ), Malcolm Archer (conductor)

CDP12101Archive Service

‘The time spent listening to it has been delightful. Tone, enunciation, resourcefulness of arrangement and accompaniment, all are exemplary’ (Gramophone)» More

The Hymns Album, Vol. 1

Huddersfield Choral Society, Joseph Cullen (conductor), Darius Battiwalla (organ)

Studio Master: SIGCD079Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

The Huddersfield Choral Society presents some of our nation's most loved hymns, a range attempting to cover an unaffected, pure lyricism through to a vast, full-throated sound that might shake the rafters of the sturdiest church.» More

Details

Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer (conductor), Rupert Gough (organ)

Track 14 on CDP12101 [3'21] Archive Service

King's College Choir Cambridge, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor), Richard Gowers (organ)

Track 8 on KGS0014 [3'36] Download only

Huddersfield Choral Society, Joseph Cullen (conductor), Darius Battiwalla (organ)

Track 20 on SIGCD079 [3'15] Download only

Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Richard Pinel (conductor), Dewi Rees (organ)

Track 15 on SIGCD545 [4'39] Download only

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Glorious things of thee are spoken – Abbot's Leigh

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