William Tansur, 1734: classical and folk repertoire from the TuneViva catalogue

About William Tansur, 1734

William Tansur, 1734 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 and folk repertoire it covers.

Across 9 files there are about 1 minutes of music and 1,143 notated notes. Difficulty is concentrated at the easy end: 9 at index 0, 0 at index 1 and 0 at index 2. Lyrics are present in 0 scores.

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 dance and song tunes rather than concert works. Expect short repeated strains, a steady pulse and simple harmony; the challenge is lift and rhythm, not density. The collection runs to about 1 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 Zion, open wide thy gates - Jean-Baptiste de Santeul

   Among the most-opened files here (6 views), at complexity index 0 and about 0.2 minutes.

2. O God of mercy, hear my call - Isaac Watts

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 6 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.2 minutes.

3. Terrible thought, shall I alone - Charles Wesley

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 4 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.2 minutes.

4. Prayer heard, and Saints saved; or Pride, Atheism and Oppression punished - Isaac Watts

   2 views; complexity index 0; about 0.2 minutes.

5. Eternal god, we look to thee - William Tans’ur

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 2 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.2 minutes.

6. Eternal God, we look to Thee - James Merrick

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 2 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.2 minutes.