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Hymns can be search by name and by its HTI number; by title; by lyrics; by the name of a compiler; and by composer. Temperley's work has produced the four-volume printed Hymn Tune Index published by Oxford University Press (1998); revisions to it can be found here.
The incipit of a hymn tune consists of its opening notes. Here, as in the Oxford Hymn Tune Index and other scholarly resources, an incipit is encoded by digits, each digit representing one note of the scale.
4 wrz 2003 · It can be used to look up tunes for information about them, to find tunes used with particular texts, or to search for tunes by a given composer. It also embraces a history of early British and American psalm and hymn tunes, their use, and their publication.
The Hymn Tune Index allows you to search directly for a tune by the tune's number, name, or incipit (opening notes). Tunes full form is presented in numerical music code (but without rhythm indications), often with comments including the composer’s name (if known).
This essay will explore the questions of who printed hymn tunes and why; whose behaviour was to be changed and in what ways; how, in detail, the published sources attempted to achieve their goals; and how far they were successful.
11 paź 2024 · You can use these indexes to help you identify which tunes have been used with a particular text, track down composers for tunes you are interested in, or learn more about a particular tune to inform your research or performance.
Hymnary.org: A comprehensive index of over 1 million hymn texts, hymn tunes, and hymnals, with information on authors and composers, lyrics and scores of many hymns, and various media files.
