Easter hymn / [words by] A.E. Housman ; [music by] Roland Leich. 1940 Apr. 27.
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Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936
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A.E. Housman was a classical scholar, professor of Latin at Cambridge University, and poet. From the description of Letter to "Dear Sirs," 1922. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122288834 English poet and classical scholar. At Trinity College, Cambridge, 1911-1936. From the description of [Letter] 1931 Apr. 15, Trinity College, Cambridge, England [to Helen] Peck / A. E. Housman. (Smith College). WorldCat record id...
Leich, Roland, 1911-1995
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Composed 1941-42.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Rondo for orchestra : spring 1942 / Roland Leich. 1942. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 181163928 The words "Brightest and best of the sons" were written by Bishop Reginald Heber. Heber originally wrote this hymn for the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6. It was first published in the Christian Observer in 1811, but did not appear in hymnals until after Heber's death. The music, "Morni...
