John Stainer
Born: June 6, 1840; London, England
Died: March 31, 1901; Verona, Italy
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Educated at Oxford, Stainer served as organist at Magdalen College after graduation. He organized the Oxford Philharmonic Society and in 1872 became the organist for St Paul's Cathedral. There he was responsible for hastening reforms that improved the conditions for musicians. He soon moved on to become church musician, scholar and composer. Failing eyesight caused him to resign as St Paul's organist and he returned to Oxford in 1889 to serve as
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Adagio in E flat major (1)
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All for Jesus (2)
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Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand (1)
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Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy (1)
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Chant Services (4): O key of David (1)
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Chant Services (4): O Lord and Ruler (1)
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Chant Services (4): O root of Jesse (1)
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Chant Services (4): O Wisdom (1)
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Come thou long expected Jesus (7)
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Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune: Cross of Jesus) (New English Hymnal 3) (2)
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Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow (Cross of Jesus) (1)
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Crucifixion (7)
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Crucifixion: All for Jesus (1)
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Crucifixion: Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow (2)
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Flora's Queen (1)
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Fughetta in C Major (1)
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God so Loved the World (6)
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Hail, gladdening light "Sebaste" (1)
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How Beautiful Upon the Mountain, anthem for chorus & organ (1)
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How beautiful upon the mountains (5)
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How Beautiful upon the Mountains, for organ (1)
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I am Alpha and Omega (1)
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I Saw the Lord (8)
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I Saw the Lord, anthem for chorus & organ (2)
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I will cry unto God with my voice (1)
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I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart (1)
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Impromptu (1)
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In memoriam (1)
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Lead kindly light (1)
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Lord Jesus, think on me (3)
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Lord, thou art God (1)
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Love divine, all loves excelling (11)
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Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat major (2)
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Miserere mei, Deus (1)
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Prelude in C Major (1)
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The Crucifixion: God so loved the world (3)
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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy, hymn (1)
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Biography |
by Lynn Vought
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| Educated at Oxford, Stainer served as organist at Magdalen College after graduation. He organized the Oxford Philharmonic Society and in 1872 became the organist for St Paul's Cathedral. There he was responsible for hastening reforms that improved the conditions for musicians. He soon moved on to become church musician, scholar and composer. Failing eyesight caused him to resign as St Paul's organist and he returned to Oxford in 1889 to serve as a music professor. The bulk of Stainer's compositions are cathedral works, and although they were considered fashionable and his choice of texts reflected a sophisticated feeling for literature, the works are not memorable. He himself regretted ever publishing his compositions, saying that he knew they were 'rubbish'. He is remembered more as a trailblazer in the area of English Musicology and was the first English scholar to research music before Palestrina. Along with his daughter Eliza and his son John, Stainer was a contributor to early editions of =Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians=. |
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