hymn tune "Down Ampney"
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The hymn tune "Down Ampney" is a well-known, lyrical church melody composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, most famously associated with the Pentecost hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Down Ampney | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church music composition
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hymn tune ⓘ |
| associatedDenomination |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
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Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHymnText | Come Down, O Love Divine GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalSeason | Pentecost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalUse | Christian worship GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Down Ampney, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn tune
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sacred music ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | widely used hymn tune in English-speaking churches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | English church music tradition ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacter | lyrical and flowing ⓘ |
| hasType | congregational song tune ⓘ |
| key | often published in F major ⓘ |
| language | music (wordless tune) ⓘ |
| meter | irregular (commonly sung to "Come Down, O Love Divine") ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Down Ampney, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine"
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expressive melodic line ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church services
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hymn-singing events ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | lyrical ⓘ |
| title | Down Ampney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | congregational voices and organ ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican hymnals
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English hymnals ⓘ ecumenical hymnals ⓘ |
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