Hagen, Francis Florentine
Hagen, Francis Florentine
Hagen, Francis Florentine, American Moravian minister and composer; b. Salem, N.C., Oct. 30, 1815; d. Lititz, Pa., July 7, 1907. He served as a teacher and minister in various Moravian congregations. He ed. and compiled the Church and Home Organist’s Companion. He wrote a number of anthems, in which a definite sense for distinguished popular melody is noticeable, as well as a cantata and an overture. His Morning Star, a Christmas carol, which in Moravian communities stood in continuous favor for almost a century, was reprinted in 1939.
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