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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' Unknown  
'''Born:''' Unknown


'''Died:''' 1784  
'''Died:''' 1784


'''Biography'''<br>
'''Biography'''
Joseph Key, of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuneaton Nuneaton], was an excise officer and composer of West Gallery music (parochial psalmody): four volumes of his work were published (two of them posthumously), including anthems, psalm and hymn tunes, collect settings, canticles and carols. He was buried at Nuneaton on 20 September 1784.
 
Joseph Key, of {{w|Nuneaton}}, was an excise officer and composer of West Gallery music (parochial psalmody): four volumes of his work were published (two of them posthumously), including anthems, psalm and hymn tunes, collect settings, canticles and carols. He was buried at Nuneaton on 20 September 1784.


==List of choral works==
==List of choral works==
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*''[[Almighty God, unto whom (Joseph Key)|Almighty God, unto whom]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-AlmightyGodUntoWhom.pdf}} {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-AlmightyGodUntoWhom.mid}} {{mid}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-AlmightyGodUntoWhom.sib}} Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
 
*{{NoComp|Awake, ye drowsy mortals all}}{{LLink|KeyJ-AwakeYeDrowsy.pdf|KeyJ-AwakeYeDrowsy.mid|KeyJ-AwakeYeDrowsy.sib|Sibelius 6}}
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*''[[Blessed Lord, who hast caused (Joseph Key)|Blessed Lord, who hast caused]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/7/79/Key-BlessedLordWhoHast.pdf {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/c/c3/Key-BlessedLordWhoHast.mid {{mid}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/a/ac/Key-BlessedLordWhoHast.sib Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
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*''[[Hail happy morn, thrice happy we (Joseph Key)|Hail happy morn, thrice happy we]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-HailHappyMorn.pdf}} {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-HailHappyMorn.mid}} {{mid}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-HailHappyMorn.sib}} Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
===Anthems (including collect settings)===
*''[[I lift mine eyes to Sion hill (Joseph Key)|I lift mine eyes to Sion hill]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/0/01/Key-ILiftMineEyes.pdf {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/9/91/Key-ILiftMineEyes.mid {{mid}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d7/Key-ILiftMineEyes.sib Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
*{{NoCo|Almighty God, unto whom}}
*''[[In trouble and in thrall (Joseph Key)|In trouble and in thrall]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-InTrouble.pdf}} {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-InTrouble.mid}} {{mid}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Key-InTrouble.sib}} Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
* ''Arise, shine, for thy light is come''
*''[[Lord, number out my life and days (Joseph Key)|Lord, number out my life and days]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f4/Key-LordNumber.pdf {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/6/69/Key-LordNumber.mid {{mid}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/6/65/Key-LordNumber.sib Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
* ''Behold, how good and joyful''
*''[[My heart is set to laud the Lord (Joseph Key)|My heart is set to laud the Lord]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/2/22/Key-MyHeartIsSet.pdf {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/2/27/Key-MyHeartIsSet.mid {{mid}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f7/Key-MyHeartIsSet.sib Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
* ''Blessed are all they that fear the Lord''
*''[[O God, who hast prepared (Joseph Key)|O God, who hast prepared]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/b4/Key-OGodWhoHast.pdf {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/89/Key-OGodWhoHast.mid {{mid}}]&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/0/03/Key-OGodWhoHast.sib Sibelius 3]&nbsp;)
*{{NoCo|Blessed Lord, who hast caused}}
* ''Blow ye the trumpet in Zion''
* ''Christ our Passover''
* ''Come unto me, all ye that labour''
*{{NoCo|God be merciful unto us}}
* ''I am the resurrection and the life''
* ''I heard a great voice''
* ''I was glad when they said unto me''
* ''I will sing unto the Lord''
* ''Let God arise''
* ''Let not your heart be troubled''
* ''Lift up your heads, O ye gates''
* ''Lord, let me know my end''
* ''Man that is born of a woman''
* ''Not unto us, O Lord''
* ''Now is Christ risen''
* ''O clap your hands''
*{{NoCo|O God, the author of peace}}
*{{NoCo|O God, the King of glory}}
*{{NoCo|O God, who hast prepared}}
* ''O how amiable are thy dwellings''
* ''O Lord, thou hast searched me''
* ''O praise the Lord of heaven''
* ''The King shall rejoice''
* ''The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven''
* ''The Lord is my shepherd''
* ''The Lord is risen indeed''
* ''There were shepherds abiding in the field''
* ''We will go into the house of the Lord''
 
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===Canticles===
* ''Te Deum''
* ''Jubilate''
* ''Magnificat''
* ''Nunc Dimittis''
 
===Carols===
*{{NoCo|As shepherds watched their fleecy care}}
*{{NoCo|Awake, ye drowsy mortals all}}
* ''Come, celebrate th’auspicious morn''
* ''Come, ye rural shepherds fair''
*{{NoCo|Hail happy morn, thrice happy we}}
* ''Hail, hail, once more, auspicious morn''
* ''Hark, hark! A gracious voice from heav'n''
*{{NoCo|He comes, let every heart rejoice}}
* ''Rejoice, ye shepherds; hail the blessed morn''
* ''The glorious morn of man’s redemption see''


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===Hymns===
* ''Is there not an appointed time''
* ''Now is Christ risen from the dead''
* ''Our annual meeting being come''
* ''Thy works, O Lord, are wonderful''


==Publications==  
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===Metrical psalm tunes===
*{{NoCo|Ascribe unto the Lord, therefore}}
*{{NoCo|Be light and glad, in God rejoice}}
* ''Behold what pity parents do''
* ''Come near to me, my children, and''
* ''How perfect is the law of God''
* ''How pleasant is thy dwelling place''
*{{NoCo|I did in heart rejoice}}
*{{NoCo|I lift mine eyes to Sion hill}}
*{{NoCo|I set the Lord still in my sight}}
*{{NoCo|In trouble and in thrall}}
*{{NoCo|Lord, number out my life and days}}
* ''Lord, unto thee I make my moan''
*{{NoCo|Mark and behold the upright man}}
*{{NoCo|My heart is set to laud the Lord}}
* ''My shepherd is the living Lord''
* ''My soul praise the Lord, speak good of his name''
*{{NoCo|O Lord, how glorious and how great}}
*{{NoCo|O Lord, send out thy light and truth}}
*{{NoCo|O Lord, thou hast me tried and known}}
* ''O what a happy thing it is''
* ''Our God ascended up on high''
* ''Praise ye the Lord for he is good''
* ''The angel of the Lord doth pitch''
* ''The Lord descended from above''
* ''The Lord is kind and merciful''
*{{NoCo|Therefore, ye kingdoms of the earth}}
*{{NoCo|What thing is there that I can wish}}
* ''Who is the man, O Lord, that shall''
*{{NoCo|Ye gates and everlasting doors}}
*{{NoCo|Yield unto God the mighty Lord}}
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==Publications==
* ''Eight Anthems, on various occasions'', 1774<br>
* ''Eight Anthems, on various occasions'', 1774<br>
* ''Eleven Anthems, on general and particular occasions'', [1779]<br>
*{{NoCo|Eleven Anthems}}, [1779]<br>
* {{NoComp|Five Anthems, Four Collects, Twenty Psalm Tunes|Joseph Key}}, [1785]<br>
*{{NoCo|Five Anthems, Four Collects, Twenty Psalm Tunes}}, [1785]<br>
* {{NoComp|Five Anthems and Four Hymns|Joseph Key}}, [c1790]<br>
*{{NoCo|Five Anthems and Four Hymns}}, [c1790]<br>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.rodingmusic.co.uk/articles/keycant.htm Article by Francis Roads on Key's canticle settings]  
* [http://www.rodingmusic.co.uk/articles/keycant.htm Article by Francis Roads on Key's canticle settings]


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Revision as of 08:16, 19 November 2020

Life

Born: Unknown

Died: 1784

Biography

Joseph Key, of NuneatonLink to the English Wikipedia article, was an excise officer and composer of West Gallery music (parochial psalmody): four volumes of his work were published (two of them posthumously), including anthems, psalm and hymn tunes, collect settings, canticles and carols. He was buried at Nuneaton on 20 September 1784.

List of choral works

Anthems (including collect settings)

  • Almighty God, unto whom
  • Arise, shine, for thy light is come
  • Behold, how good and joyful
  • Blessed are all they that fear the Lord
  • Blessed Lord, who hast caused
  • Blow ye the trumpet in Zion
  • Christ our Passover
  • Come unto me, all ye that labour
  • God be merciful unto us
  • I am the resurrection and the life
  • I heard a great voice
  • I was glad when they said unto me
  • I will sing unto the Lord
  • Let God arise
  • Let not your heart be troubled
  • Lift up your heads, O ye gates
  • Lord, let me know my end
  • Man that is born of a woman
  • Not unto us, O Lord
  • Now is Christ risen
  • O clap your hands
  • O God, the author of peace
  • O God, the King of glory
  • O God, who hast prepared
  • O how amiable are thy dwellings
  • O Lord, thou hast searched me
  • O praise the Lord of heaven
  • The King shall rejoice
  • The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven
  • The Lord is my shepherd
  • The Lord is risen indeed
  • There were shepherds abiding in the field
  • We will go into the house of the Lord

Canticles

  • Te Deum
  • Jubilate
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis

Carols

Hymns

  • Is there not an appointed time
  • Now is Christ risen from the dead
  • Our annual meeting being come
  • Thy works, O Lord, are wonderful

Metrical psalm tunes

 
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Publications

External links

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