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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' Unknown | '''Born:''' Unknown | ||
'''Died:''' 1784 | '''Died:''' 1784 | ||
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
Joseph Key, of | |||
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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===Anthems (including collect settings)=== | ===Anthems (including collect settings)=== | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|Almighty God, unto whom}} | ||
* ''Arise, shine, for thy light is come'' | * ''Arise, shine, for thy light is come'' | ||
* ''Behold, how good and joyful'' | * ''Behold, how good and joyful'' | ||
* ''Blessed are all they that fear the Lord'' | * ''Blessed are all they that fear the Lord'' | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|Blessed Lord, who hast caused}} | ||
* ''Blow ye the trumpet in Zion'' | * ''Blow ye the trumpet in Zion'' | ||
* ''Christ our Passover'' | * ''Christ our Passover'' | ||
* ''Come unto me, all ye that labour'' | * ''Come unto me, all ye that labour'' | ||
* | *{{NoCo|God be merciful unto us}} | ||
* ''I am the resurrection and the life'' | * ''I am the resurrection and the life'' | ||
* ''I heard a great voice'' | * ''I heard a great voice'' | ||
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* ''Now is Christ risen'' | * ''Now is Christ risen'' | ||
* ''O clap your hands'' | * ''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 how amiable are thy dwellings'' | ||
* ''O Lord, thou hast searched me'' | * ''O Lord, thou hast searched me'' | ||
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===Carols=== | ===Carols=== | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|As shepherds watched their fleecy care}} | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|Awake, ye drowsy mortals all}} | ||
* ''Come, celebrate th’auspicious morn'' | * ''Come, celebrate th’auspicious morn'' | ||
* ''Come, ye rural shepherds fair'' | * ''Come, ye rural shepherds fair'' | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|Hail happy morn, thrice happy we}} | ||
* ''Hail, hail, once more, auspicious morn'' | * ''Hail, hail, once more, auspicious morn'' | ||
* ''Hark, hark! A gracious voice from heav'n'' | * ''Hark, hark! A gracious voice from heav'n'' | ||
*{{ | *{{NoCo|He comes, let every heart rejoice}} | ||
* ''Rejoice, ye shepherds; hail the blessed morn'' | * ''Rejoice, ye shepherds; hail the blessed morn'' | ||
* ''The glorious morn of man’s redemption see'' | * ''The glorious morn of man’s redemption see'' | ||
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===Metrical psalm tunes=== | ===Metrical psalm tunes=== | ||
* | *{{NoCo|Ascribe unto the Lord, therefore}} | ||
* | *{{NoCo|Be light and glad, in God rejoice}} | ||
* ''Behold what pity parents do'' | * ''Behold what pity parents do'' | ||
* ''Come near to me, my children, and'' | * ''Come near to me, my children, and'' | ||
* ''How perfect is the law of God'' | * ''How perfect is the law of God'' | ||
* ''How pleasant is thy dwelling place'' | * ''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'' | * ''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 shepherd is the living Lord'' | ||
* ''My soul praise the Lord, speak good of his name'' | * ''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'' | * ''O what a happy thing it is'' | ||
* ''Our God ascended up on high'' | * ''Our God ascended up on high'' | ||
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* ''The Lord descended from above'' | * ''The Lord descended from above'' | ||
* ''The Lord is kind and merciful'' | * ''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'' | * ''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== | |||
==Publications== | |||
* ''Eight Anthems, on various occasions'', 1774<br> | * ''Eight Anthems, on various occasions'', 1774<br> | ||
* {{ | *{{NoCo|Eleven Anthems}}, [1779]<br> | ||
* {{ | *{{NoCo|Five Anthems, Four Collects, Twenty Psalm Tunes}}, [1785]<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 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
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Joseph Key compositions
Anthems (including collect settings)
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Canticles
Carols
Hymns
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Metrical psalm tunes
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Publications
- Eight Anthems, on various occasions, 1774
- Eleven Anthems, [1779]
- Five Anthems, Four Collects, Twenty Psalm Tunes, [1785]
- Five Anthems and Four Hymns, [c1790]