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( And is the lovely shadow fled ; Her early, shortliv'd excellence ; In vain the dear departing saint ; O praise him and rejoice for me ; Meet am I for the great reward ; The prayer is seal'd; the soul is fled )
Ingalls, Jeremiah (1764-1838) [ 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 :
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:
18 ; 19th century
(1800-1849)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Lamentation ; Elegy
Mood of the piece:
sober
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):
B
Tonality:
E minor
Duration:
4.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Number of verses:
6
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the version found in Jeremiah Ingalls's The Christian harmony (Exeter, NH, 1805).
Source of text:
This anonymous text is taken from Thomas Butts's English tune-book Harmonia sacra (London, 1765?), and was originally titled On the death of Miss R.
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)