Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G: for five voices

About

Henry Smart was born in London and was the nephew of Sir George Smart the eminent conductor and Organist of the Chapel Royal. He studied law before turning to a career in music. From 1831-36 he was Organist of Blackburn Parish Church but returned to London to take up the post of Organist at St Giles-without-Cripplegate. Later he moved to St Luke's Old Street and finally in 1864 to St Pancras New Church. For the last fifteen years of his life he was totally blind and dictated his compositions to his daughter. Several of his hymn tunes enjoy popularity today and appear in a number of modern hymn books.