Author:William Tans'ur

William Tans'ur
(1706–1783)

English hymn-writer, psalmodist, music teacher

William Tans'ur

Works

  • A Compleat Melody, or The Harmony of Sion, 1734
  • The Melody of the Heart, 1737
  • Heaven on earth, or the Beauty of Holiness, 1738
  • Sacred Mirth, or the Pious Soul's Daily Delight, 1739
  • Poetical Meditations, 1740
  • The Universal Harmony, containing the Whole Book of Psalms, 1743
  • The Royal Melody Compleat, 1754–5 (8 editions, revised as The American Harmony, 1771)
  • The Psalm Singer's Jewel, or Useful Companion to the Book of Psalms, 1760
  • Melodia Sacra, or the Devout Psalmist's Musical Companion, 1771
  • The Elements of Music Displayed, 1772

Works about Tans'ur


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