Sorrow's tear
( Sweet spirit, if thy airy sleep ; But if thy sainted soul can feel ; The beam of morn was on thy stream ; Thou wert not form'd for living here ; How sweetly could I raise my head ; For, ah, my heart! how very soon )
Jenks, Stephen (1772-1856) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Broude Brothers Ltd.
[USA]
, 1974
; in Western Wind American tune-book : Vocal music of the Revolutionary and Federal Era
(276 p.)
Number of pages :
2
Editor or author of the restitution:
Bennett, Lawrence
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
ISMN/ISBN :
0845000764
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
18 ; 19th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Sacred ; Folk hymn ; Lamentation ; Elegy
Mood of the piece:
affectionate ; sorrowful
Type of Choir:
SSB OR TTB (3 men OR mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
D minor
Duration:
5.5 min.
Number of verses:
6
Musicological Sources:
From Jenks's The delights of harmony
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
M2081.W523 B7 (1 copies)