Lamentation
( When we, our wearied limbs to rest ; Our harps, that when with joy we sung ; Meanwhile, our foes, who all conspir'd ; How shall we tune our voice to sing? ; To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost )
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 :
4
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) ; Psalm
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:
6.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Psalm
Number of verses:
10
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the version found in the 2nd edition of Wyeth's Repository, part second (Harrisburg, 1820).
Biblical references:
Psalms :
137
Source of text:
Text is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 137 in Tate and Brady's A new version of the psalms of David (London, 1696).