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Joseph Spencer Cornwall (February 23, 1888 – February 26, 1983) was a conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the mid-20th century. Cornwall was born at Mill Creek, Utah Territory.〔Cornwall, J. Spencer. ''A Century of Singing: The Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1958) p. 360〕 Cornwall was the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1935 to 1957.〔(The Official Site of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir )〕 Under his leadership the choir made some of its first trips outside of the United States. Probably the most noted of these was when it performed at the dedication of the Swiss Temple. Cornwall was also a writer. He wrote "The Story of Our Mormon Hymns", as well as a centennial history of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, ''A Century of Singing'' published by Deseret Book in 1958. Among his early music instructors was George Careless. As choir director Cornwall tried to raise the level of quality in the choir.〔(Mormon Tabernacle Choir )〕 Cornwall composed the music to John Jaques's hymn "Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning", which is hymn #56 in the 1985 LDS Church hymnal. ==Personal life== Cornwall married Mary Alice Haigh. Cornwall first met her when her music instructor Hugh W. Dougall asked Cornwall to accompany a song by Haigh. Haigh performed widely after her marriage to Cornwall and was later a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir before and during her husbands time as director of the choir. The Cornwalls had seven children, the youngest of whom is Carol Cornwall Madsen.〔(Interview with Carol Cornwall Madsen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Spencer Cornwall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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