John Baptiste Calkin: Difference between revisions

From ChoralWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<!-- '''Aliases:''' -->
<!--{{Aliases|}}-->
==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 16 March 1827
'''Born:''' 16 March 1827
Line 6: Line 6:


'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
John Baptiste Calkin was born in London, England, and received his musical education from his father James Calkin (1786–1862), a pianist, cellist, and composer. J. Baptiste was organist, preceptor and choirmaster at the St. Columba’s College in Dublin. Returning to London, he held organist positions at several churches, including Woburn Chapel, London; Camden Road Chapel; and St. Thomas’s Church, Camden Town. He also was professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later at the Croydon Conservatory. As a composer, he is known for his hymn tunes, anthems and part-songs. Perhaps his most well-known tune is WALTHAM. It is the carol “I heard the bells on Christmas Day.”
{{WikipediaLink}}


{{WikipediaLink|John Baptiste Calkin}}
==List of choral works==
===Sacred works===
{{#SortWorks:Sacred music}}


==List of choral works==
===Secular works===
{{Legend}}
{{#SortWorks:Secular music}}
*''[[Hosanna to the Son of David (John Baptiste Calkin)|Hosanna to the Son of David]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[{{filepath:Hosanna_to_the_Son_of_David_-_C.pdf}} {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Hosanna_to_the_Son_of_David_-_Calkin.mid}} {{mid}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:Hosanna_to_the_Son_of_David_-_Calkin.cap}} Capella]&nbsp;)
*[[I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (John Baptiste Calkin)|''I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day'']]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://christmassongbook.net {{net}}]&nbsp;)
*''[[The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit (John Baptiste Calkin)|The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[{{filepath:The_sacrifices_of_God_are_a_bro.pdf}} {{pdf}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:The_sacrifices_of_God_are_a_broken_spirit_-_Calkin.mid}} {{mid}}]&nbsp;[{{filepath:The_sacrifices_of_God_are_a_broken_spirit_-_Calkin.cap}} Capella]&nbsp;)


[[Special:Whatlinkshere/J._Baptiste_Calkin|'''Click here''']] to search for composer on ChoralWiki
{{Whatlinkshere}}


==Publications==
==Publications==
Line 21: Line 22:
==External links==
==External links==


''add web links here''  
''add web links here''


[[Category:1827 births|Calkin, John Baptiste]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:{{NameSorter}}}}
[[Category:1905 deaths|Calkin, John Baptiste]]
[[Category:1827 births]]
[[Category:Composers|Calkin, John Baptiste]]
[[Category:1905 deaths]]
[[Category:Romantic composers|Calkin, John Baptiste]]
[[Category:Composers]]
[[Category:English composers|Calkin, John Baptiste]]
[[Category:Romantic composers]]
[[Category:English composers]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 1 October 2023

Life

Born: 16 March 1827

Died: 15 April 1905

Biography John Baptiste Calkin was born in London, England, and received his musical education from his father James Calkin (1786–1862), a pianist, cellist, and composer. J. Baptiste was organist, preceptor and choirmaster at the St. Columba’s College in Dublin. Returning to London, he held organist positions at several churches, including Woburn Chapel, London; Camden Road Chapel; and St. Thomas’s Church, Camden Town. He also was professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later at the Croydon Conservatory. As a composer, he is known for his hymn tunes, anthems and part-songs. Perhaps his most well-known tune is WALTHAM. It is the carol “I heard the bells on Christmas Day.”

View the Wikipedia article on John Baptiste Calkin.

List of choral works

Sacred works

Secular works


Click here to search for this composer on CPDL

Publications

External links

add web links here

Retrieved from "https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php?title=John_Baptiste_Calkin&oldid=1746743"