How Many Hymns are there at the Click of a Mouse?

HymnQuest is a unique software program developed by The Pratt Green Trust, a charity devoted to the advancement of hymnody and music in worship. It is the most comprehensive ever published in its field, containing over 39,500 first lines and choruses, with the full text of 25,091 hymns and songs from some 426 hymn books and publications.

 

The opening bars of over 20,300 melodies can be both viewed and heard, and the indexes list tune names and metres; biblical, lectionary, thematic, liturgical and seasonal references, as well as information and pictures of authors, composers and translators. It is even possible to search for tunes by playing the opening notes on a Virtual Keyboard - we're told by experts in the field that HymnQuest was the world's first software to offer such a facility!

An exciting new addition this year is the Full Music feature added to the Tunes Index. This requires an Internet connection, Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Viewer and (optionally) the free Sibelius Scorch plug-in. Full scores of 529 public domain hymn tunes can now be viewed, played in full harmony, transposed up or down and copied or printed as required.

HymnQuest provides a fast-search facility for leaders of worship, publishers, researchers and anyone interested in hymns and songs to find exactly what they want at the click of a mouse. For those frustrated by being able to recall only an odd phrase of a hymn, those seeking hymns or songs mentioning a particular word or name, those wanting material on a particular biblical text or theme or by a particular author, or who can remember a tune but not the words that go with it (or vice versa) - these and many other requirements are met by this software.

The project has the backing of virtually all of the major publishers and copyright administrators in Britain and Ireland, as well as some from overseas.

The first full release of HymnQuest (HymnQuest 2000) was launched in May 2000. The latest version was released in January 2011.

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North Yorkshire UK
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Contact Person: Revd Brian Hoare
Phone: 01423 860750
Peterborough CRE Stand No. A18
http://www.hymnquest.com