William Owen 1852: classical repertoire from the TuneViva catalogue

About William Owen 1852

William Owen 1852 appears in the catalogue as the credit for 9 scores. There is no reliable biography on file, so the page treats the name as a catalogue heading and focuses on the classical repertoire it covers.

The collection runs to about 9 minutes and 1,790 notated notes. 9 entries sit at complexity index 0, 0 at index 1 and 0 at index 2. 3 scores include lyrics, so the set is useful to singers as well as instrumentalists.

Because the catalogue preserves the original file titles, duplicate spellings and appended composer names are common. Check the scoring before you print, and use the related links to move between composers in the same genre. The works below are the most-viewed entries in this group. Every entry can be previewed in the browser, transposed into a comfortable key and downloaded as a PDF. MusicXML and MIDI files are available where the uploader provided them, and the score view is rendered from the notation file. The catalogue records duration, note count, track count and complexity for each file, so settings can be compared before opening them. Titles are preserved as uploaded, so the same piece may appear under more than one spelling or with the composer's name appended.

Listening and playing notes

These are notated scores rather than recordings. Expect the texture described by the complexity index: the easiest entries use block chords and a clear melody, while the index-1 and index-2 pieces add passing notes and independent lines. The collection runs to about 9 minutes, so most individual pieces are short. Check the scoring named on the file before printing. The complexity index is a rough proxy for notation density, not a formal grade.

Selected scores

1. O listen to our wondrous story - William Owen

   The most-viewed title in the collection, with 87 views; complexity index 0, about 1.5 minutes.

2. Bryn Calfaria - William Owen

   27 views; complexity index 0; about 1.0 minutes.

3. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched - William Owen

   21 views; complexity index 0; about 0.8 minutes.

4. Hark! the Voice of Love and Mercy - Jonathan Evans

   12 views; complexity index 0; about 1.0 minutes.

5. Take me as I am, O Savior - William Williams

   A classical repertoire piece with 11 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 1.0 minutes.

6. Blessèd lord, in thee is refuge - William Owen

   10 views; complexity index 0; about 0.8 minutes.