Twenty Five Original Melodies (Bennett Mintern Swaffield)

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General information

Bennett Mintern Swaffield's Twenty Five Original Melodies was published 'for the Author, at Falkner's, Opera Music Warehouse, 3, Old Bond Strt', London. The collection was dedicated 'TO THE REVEREND THOMAS SCOTT SMYTH, A.M. VICAR OF ST. AUSTELL AND ST. BLAZEY, CORNWALL AND LATE FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD': the dedication is dated 'St Austell, June, 1822'.

Publication date and place: 1822 by Falkner's Opera Music Warehouse in London.

The work was published by subscription: in addition to twenty-three metrical psalm tunes (all settings of the 'New Version' psalms by Tate and Brady, it includes two settings of the Sanctus, two settings of 'Glory be to thee, O Lord' marked as 'Doxologies, between the Epistle and Gospel' (referring to the Book of Common Prayer communion service), a setting of the responses to the Ten Commandments from the communion service, a chant, and a dismission.

Of the twenty-three psalm tunes, two had previously been published in Richard Garbett's Sacred Harmony (1818), to which Swaffield was a subscriber.

Subscribers

 

Mr. B. Andrew, St. Austell.
Mr. James Andrew, St. Mewan
Miss Susan Andrew, Redruth.
Churchwardens of St. Austell.

Rev. Chas. Prideaux Brune, Place, Padstow.
Miss Brune, ditto.
Mr. J. P. Bennetts, St. Mewan.
Mr. Henry Brenton, St. Austell.
Mr. John Browne, ditto.
John Bennett, Esq., Bodmin.
Choir of Beaminster, Dorset.

Edward Coode, Esq., St. Austell.
Mr. T. Coode, ditto.
Miss Coode, ditto.
Edward Coode, Jun., Esq., Moor Cottage, near St. Austell.
Mrs. Edward Carlyon, Tregrehan, Cornwall.
Miss Carlyon, ditto. 2 Copies.
Mrs. Edward Collins, Fowey.
Mrs. J. Coode, Curland Cottage, near Lostwithiel.
Mr. Carbis, St. Austell.
Rev. R. Cory, Vicar, Egloshayle.
Mr. Colenso, Plymouth Dock.
Mr. William Coomb, St. Austell.
Mr. Walter Croggon, Liskeard.
Mr. S. Chapel, Organist, Ashburton, Devon. 3 Copies.
Mr. James Commin, Exeter.

Mr. Francis Daniell, Camborne.
Mr. W. D. Dodge, St. Austell.
Mr. J. H. Drew, ditto.
Mr. Davey, Broadwinsor, Dorset.

Rev. Nicholas Every, Bodmin.
Mr. Giles Edwards, Crediton, Devon.
Mr. Edye, Yeovil, Somerset.

Rev. Thomas Fisher, Roche.
E. Fortescue, Esq. R. N. Exmouth.

Mrs. R. G. Grylls, Luxulyan, Vicarage.
Mr. Richard Garbett, Organist, Tavistock, Devon.
Thomas Graham, Esq. Penquite, Cornwall.
Mr. Samuel Gaved, St. Mewan.
Mr. John Gliddon, Exeter.
Mr. George, Singing Master, Stratton.

John Hext, Esq., Restormel Park, Cornwall.
Mrs. Francis Hearle, St. Columb.
Mr. James Hockins, St. Austell.
Mr. Hennah, ditto.
Mr. Edmund Hennah, Jun., ditto.
Seth Hyde, Esq., Exeter.
James Harley, Esq., London. 6 Copies.
Mr. Hodge, Perranzabuloe.
Abm. Hambly, Esq., Treharrock, Cornwall.
Mr. J. Heard, Truro.
David Howell, Esq., Prideaux, High Sheriff of Cornwall.
Mr. C. W. Hempel, Organist, Truro.

Mr. J. Julyan, St Austell.
Mr. Leonard Jaques, Surgeon, ditto.
Rev. Mr. Johnson, Goran.
Francis Johns, Esq., Liskeard.

Joseph Kemp, Mus. Doc. Exeter.
Nicholas Kendall, Esq.Link to the English Wikipedia article, Pelyn House, Cornwall.
Mr. Philip Kelly, Tavistock.
Rev. Charles Trevanion Kempe, St. Michael-Caerhays.
Mr. Edward Kendal, Bodrugan, Goran.

 

Sir William Lemon, Bart. M.P.Link to the English Wikipedia article Carclew, Cornwall.
Henry Lambe, Esq., St. Austell. 2 Copies.
Henry Lakes, Esq., Trevarrick, near ditto.
Mr. William Libby, Falmouth.
Mr. J. S. Lutman, Organist, Bodmin, 5 Copies.
Mr. Lee, Yeovil.

Mr. John Merrifield, St. Austell.
Miss Moore, Garlennick, near Grampound.
Rev. G. A. Moore, ditto. 2 Copies.
Mrs. E. Martyn, St. Austell.
Sir A. O. Molesworth, Bart., Pencarrow, Cornwall.
Mr. Moorman, Falmouth.
Mr. Michell, Surgeon, Bodmin.
Mr. Milton, Golden Bank, Liskeard.

Mrs. Polkinghorne, St. Agnes.
Mr. Richard Pickett, Jun., St. Austell.
Joseph Pearse, Esq. Porthpean, near ditto.
Mr. T. Petherick, Tywardreth.
Mr. William Perrow, St. Austell.
Miss Polkinghorne, Trewhiddle, near ditto, 3 Copies.
Mr. James Parkyn, Lostwithiel.
Mr. Robert Portbury, Exeter.
Mr. John Penrose, Jun., Redruth.
Mrs. Polkinghorne, Colan, near Lostwithiel.
Mr. James Proctor, Organist, Launceston.
Mr. Thomas Pulton, Launceston.
Charles Rashleigh, Esq., Duporth, Cornwall.
Miss Rashleigh, ditto.
Rev. E. Rodd, D.D., St. Just.
Mr. Roscorla, St. Austell.
Miss Eliza Rolls, Falmouth.
Mr. Matthew Roberts, Grampound.
Mr. Francis Roscorla, Wadebridge.
Mr. P. Roberts, St. Agnes.

Rev. Thomas Scott Smyth. 6 Copies.
Joseph Sawle Sawle, Esq., Penrice, Cornwall. 2 Copies.
Mrs. Sawle, ditto.
Mr. Searle, Crediton.
Mr. John Seccombe, Grampound.
Mr. John Swaffield, Yeovil.
Mr. John Stacey, ditto.
Mr. Robert Smith, Campden, Gloucester.

Rev. H. H. TremayneLink to the English Wikipedia article, Heligan, Cornwall.
J. H. Tremayne, Esq., M.P.Link to the English Wikipedia article ditto.
Mrs. Tremayne, ditto.
J. T. P. B. Trevanion, Esq.Link to the English Wikipedia article, Caerhays, Cornwall.
Mr. R. Thomas, St. Austell.
Edwin Tomkins, Esq., Yeovil.
Mr. William Thorne, Singing Master, Moreton-Hampstead, Devon.

Mr. Vigurs, Penzance, 3 Copies.

Rev. E. Wood, St. Austell.
Mr. P. Wheeler, ditto.
Mr. Williams, Liskeard.
Mr. H. Webber, Ilfracombe.
Mr. S. T. Williams, Truro.

List of works

Pages Description Text
011 Psalm 1. Verses 1, 2 & 6. How blest is he who ne'er consents
022 Psalm 8. Verses 1, 2 & 3. O thou, to whom all creatures bow
033 Psalm 13. Verses 1, 3, 5 & 6. How long wilt thou forget me, Lord?
044-5 Psalm 23. The Lord himself, the mighty Lord
056 Psalm 3. Verses 1, 3, 5 & 8. How num'rous, Lord, of late are grown
067 Psalm 119. Verses 114, 115, 116 & 128. My hiding place, my refuge tower
078-9 Psalm 43. Verses 1, 2, 4 & 5. Just judge of heav'n, against my foes
0810 Psalm 18. Verses 1, 2, 6 & 3. No change of times shall ever shock
0911 Psalm 9. Verses 1, 2, 7 & 11. To celebrate thy praise, O Lord
1012-13 Psalm 97. Verses 1, 2, 10, 11, 12 & 9. Jehovah reigns, let all the earth
1114-15 Psalm 111. Verses 1, 2, 10 & 4. Praise ye the Lord; our God to praise
1216-17 Psalm 63. Verses 1, 2 & 6. O God, my gracious God, to thee
1318-19 Psalm 136. Verses 1, 4 & 25. To God, the mighty Lord
1420 Psalm 137. Verses 1, 2, 3 & 4. When we, our wearied limbs to rest
1521 Psalm 106. Verses 1, 2, 3 & 4. O render thanks to God above
1622 Psalm 34. Verses 1, 3, 8 & 9. Through all the changing scenes of life
1723 Psalm 100. Verses 1, 2, 3 & 4. With one consent let all the earth
1824-25 Psalm 103. Verses 1, 2, 8 & 19. My soul, inspired with sacred love
1926 Psalm 95. Verses 1, 2, 4 & 5. O come, loud anthems let us sing
2027 Psalm 119. Verses 169, 171, 172 & 176. To my request and earnest cry
2128-29 Psalm 51. Verses 1, 2, 4 & 9. Have mercy, Lord, on me
2230 Psalm 148. Verses 1, 3 & 5. Ye boundless realms of joy
2331 Psalm 138. Verses 1, 5, 6 & 8. With my whole heart, my God and King
2432-33 Sanctus. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth
2534-35 Sanctus. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth
2635 Doxologies, between the Epistle and Gospel. [Two of them, marked as ‘No 1’ and ‘No 2’] Glory be to thee, O Lord
2736 Kyrie Eleeson. Lord, have mercy upon us
2837 Chant [An otherwise undescribed double chant] [No text given]
2938-40 Dismission [at top right, "AIR, Harmonized."] Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing

Works at CPDL

Title Year Page Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
How blest is he who ne'er consents 1822 1 Sacred Hymns 4 SATB
My hiding place, my refuge tower 1818 7 Sacred Hymns 4 SATB
O God, my gracious God, to thee 1822 16-17 Sacred Hymns 4 SATB
To my request and earnest cry 1818 27 Sacred Hymns 4 SATB