Sweney, John R., 1837-1899
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Name (Latin)
Sweney, John R., 1837-1899
Other forms of name
Sweney, Jno. R. (John R.), 1837-1899
Date of birth
1837-12-31
Date of death
1899-04-10
Field of activity
Gospel music
Occupation
Composers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Ives, C. Symphony no. 1 [SR] p1991:insert, p. 7 (John R. Sweney, 1837-1899)
- Precious hymns for times of refreshing and revival, 1896:t.p. (Jno. R. Sweney)
- New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Sweney, John R.; b. 12-31-1837, West Chester, PA; d. 4-10-1899, Chester, PA; evangelistic song leader and composer of gospel hymns)
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John Robson Sweney
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Wikipedia description:
John Robson Sweney (December 31, 1837 – April 10, 1899) was an American composer from Pennsylvania. He was a professor of music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy for twenty-five years and collaborated with William J. Kirkpatrick to produce and publish over 1,000 gospel hymn songs and over sixty hymnal books. His most popular and widely known hymn is "Beulah Land".
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