| Work Title
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Drakes Broughton
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| Alternative. Title
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Hear Thy children, gentle Jesus - Hear thy children, gentlest Mother
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| Composer
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Elgar, Edward
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IEE 146
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| Key
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D major
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1878/07/21
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| First Publication.
|
1898
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| Librettist
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Francis Stanfield (1835–1914)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SATB), piano
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| Extra Information
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Hymn tune, believed first published in A. E. Tozer's Catholic Hymns, 3rd edition, 1898. Published in many hymnals since.
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