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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 1855
'''Born:''' 23 December 1855, York


'''Died:''' 1935
'''Died:''' 27 September 1935, Cambridge


'''Biography:'''
'''Biography:'''


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Alan Gray was a British organist and composer. Born in York, he attended St Peter's School in York and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1883 until 1893 he was Director of Music at Wellington College. In 1893 he returned to Cambridge to be organist at Trinity College, and remained organist there until 1930. He was conductor of the Cambridge University Musical Society for 20 years.


==List of choral works==
His compositions include an Evening Service in F minor for use in the Church of England's liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer. He is also known for his descants to various hymn tunes, several of which are still in use today.
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*''[[A Thanksgiving (Alan Gray)|A Thanksgiving]]'' &nbsp; ( [{{filepath:A_thanksgiving.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:A_thanksgiving.mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:A_thanksgiving.sib}} Sibelius 6] )
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==List of choral works at CPDL==
'''Anthems'''
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'''Part Songs'''
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'''Services'''
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*''[[Evening Service in F minor (Alan Grey)|Evening Service in F minor]]''
==Works not at CPDL==
**''[[Evening Service in F minor (Alan Grey)|Magnificat]]'' &nbsp; ( [{{filepath:Gray-Mag-F-mi.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Gray-Mag-F-mi_MID.zip}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Gray-Mag-F-mi_SI7.zip}} !Sibelius7] )
'''Anthems'''
**''[[Evening Service in F minor (Alan Grey)|Nunc Dimittis]]'' &nbsp; ( [{{filepath:Gray-Nunc-F-mi.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Gray-Nunc-F-mi_MID.zip}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Gray-Nunc-F-mi_SI7.zip}} !Sibelius7] )
*Christ will gather


*''[[O God, whose nature and property (Alan Gray)|O God, whose nature and property]]'' &nbsp; ( [{{filepath:O_God_whose_nature.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:O_God_whose_nature.mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:O_God_whose_nature.sib}} Sibelius 6] )
'''Part Songs'''
*''[[Our Market Day (Alan Gray)|Our Market Day]]'' &nbsp; ( [{{filepath:Our_Market_day.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Our_Market_day_(no_piano).mid}} {{mid}}] [{{filepath:Our_Market_day_(no_piano).sib}} Sibelius 6] )
*The British Born
*Ye mariners of England


'''Morning Services'''
*Te Deum in G
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==Publications==
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 23 October 2023

Life

Born: 23 December 1855, York

Died: 27 September 1935, Cambridge

Biography:

Alan Gray was a British organist and composer. Born in York, he attended St Peter's School in York and Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1883 until 1893 he was Director of Music at Wellington College. In 1893 he returned to Cambridge to be organist at Trinity College, and remained organist there until 1930. He was conductor of the Cambridge University Musical Society for 20 years.

His compositions include an Evening Service in F minor for use in the Church of England's liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer. He is also known for his descants to various hymn tunes, several of which are still in use today.

View the Wikipedia article on Alan Gray.

List of choral works at CPDL

Anthems

Part Songs

Services

Other works:

Works not at CPDL

Anthems

  • Christ will gather

Part Songs

  • The British Born
  • Ye mariners of England

Morning Services

  • Te Deum in G

 
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Publications

External links

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