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William Chatterton
Dix
(
Bristol
, 14 de junio de 1837
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Cheddar
, 9 de septiembre de 1898) fue un
poeta
y letrista
britanico
, autor de himnos religiosos
y
villancicos.
William Chatterton Dix
(1837-1898)
En su vida, escribio alrededor una cuarentena entre himnos y villancicos.
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Entre sus composiciones mas celebres, figuran los textos de los villancicos
As with Gladness Men of Old
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What Child Is This?
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Biografia
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William Chatterton Dix nacio en
Bristol
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Inglaterra
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Su padre era un cirujano y dio al hijo el nombre Chatterton en honor del
poeta
Thomas Chatterton, del cual habia escrito una biografia, titulada The Life of
Thomas Chatterton
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De joven frecuento la
Bristol Grammar School
con la intencion de emprender la carrera en ambito comercial.
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En seguida, llego a ser director de una compania aseguradora naval a
Glasgow
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Despues de caer enfermo, empezo a dedicarse a la
poesia
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Tumba de William C. Dix, Iglesia de San Andres, Cheddar
El dia de la
Epifania
del 1860, mientras estaba en cama enfermo, compuso el texto del villancico As with Gladness, Men of Old.
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En el 1885, escribio la obra
The Pattern Life
, una recogida de himnos ineditos destinada a los ninos.
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Murio en
Cheddar
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Obras y Colecciones (lista parcial)
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- Hymns of Love and Joy
(1861)
- Altar Songs, Verses on the Holy Eucharist
(1867)
- A Vision of All Saints
(1871)
- Seekers of a City
(1878)
- The Pattern Life
(1885)
- Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
- As with Gladness, Men of Old
(1860)
- Christians, Car￢ol Sweetly
- Come unto Me, Ye Weary
- God Com￢eth, Let the Heart Prepare
- How Long, O Lord, How Long, We Ask
- In Our Work and in Our Play
- In the Hollow of Thine Hand
- Lift Up Your Songs, Ye Angel Choirs
- Lift Up Your Songs, Ye Thankful
- Like Silver Lamps in a Distant Shrine
- The Manger Throne
- Now in Numbers Softly Flowing
- Now, My Soul, Rehearse the Story
- Now, O Father, We Adore Thee
- Only One Prayer Today
- On the Waters Dark and Drear
- O Thou, the Eternal Son of God
- Sitting at Receipt of Custom
- The Stars Above Our Head
- To Thee, O Lord, Our Hearts We Raise
- A Vision of All Saints
(1871)
- What Child is This?
- When the Shades of Night Are Falling
- Within the Temple's Hallowed Courts
Enlaces externos
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Referencias
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Bowler, Gerry,
Dizionario universale del Natale
[
The World Encyclopedia of Christmas
], ed. italiana a cura di C. Corvino ed E. Petoia, Newton & Compton, Roma, 2003, p. 58
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William Chatterton Dix
in: Find a Grave Memorial
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William Chatterton Dix
in Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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As with Gladness, Men of Old
in Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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Lectionary.org, Hymn Story,
What Child Is This?,
http://www.lectionary.org/HymnStories/What%20Child%20Is%20This.htm
Archivado
el 11 de marzo de 2016 en
Wayback Machine
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Bowler, Gerry, op. cit., p. 359
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What Child Is This?
in Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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William Chatterton Dix
Archivado
el 29 de enero de 2020 en
Wayback Machine
. in Hymn Time
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William Chatterto Dix
in Hymnary.org
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William Chatterton Dix (1837?1898) Critical and Biographical Essay by Alfred H. Miles
in: Bartleby.com
