Alexander Gillet

Life

Born: 14 August 1749, Granby, Connecticut

Died: 19 January 1826, Torrington, Connecticut

Biography

Alexander Gillet was an ordained minister and composer. He grew up in Connecticut, and graduated from Yale College in 1770. He was ordained in Farmington, Connecticut in 1773, and served the Congregational Church there until 1792, and the First Congregational Church in Torrington, Connecticut from 1792 to his death. He was a very active pastor in the churches he served, and his sermons were well received. Most of his compositions were published by Andrew Law starting in 1779.

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List of choral works

A. LISTED BY TITLE

1. Psalm-tunes

Addison Alexandria All Saints Amanda Augusta Babylon (1786) Babylon Berkley (1792) Berkley Farmington Freedom

Granby Gratitude Hatfield Humility Judgment Messiah Millennium Morning Star New England New Stratford Norfolk

Pardoning Grace Plainfield Psalm 25 Richmond Ripton Suffering Savior Topsfield Torringford Torrington Turkey Hills Union

2. Anthems and Set-pieces

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B. LISTED BY FIRST LINE

I lift my soul to God My thoughts on aweful subjects roll

That awful day will surely come Think, mighty God, on feeble man

 
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References

• Kroeger, Karl, Editor. 1997. Three Connecticut Composers: Oliver Brownson, Alexander Gillet, and Solomon Chandler: The Collected Works. New York: Garland. 212 pp. Reprinted by Routledge in New York in 2013.

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