Funeral hymn
( Why do we mourn departing friends ; Are we not tending upward too ; Why should we tremble to convey ; The graves of all the saints be blest ; Thence He arose, ascended high ; Then let the last loud trumpet sound )
Holden, Oliver (1765-1844) [ 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 :
3
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:
18th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece:
consoling
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
E minor
Duration:
5.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Number of verses:
6
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the version in Holden's America harmony (Boston, 1792).
Source of text:
Based on a text from Watts's Hymns and spiritual songs (London, 1707).
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)