Amanda
( Death, like an overflowing stream ; Our age to sev'nty years is set ; But O how oft thy wrath appears ; Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man )
Morgan, Justin (1747-1798) [ 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:
18th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece:
pensive
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service ; Psalm
Number of verses:
4
Musicological Sources:
This edition is based on the version printed in Ashahel Benham's Federal harmony (New Haven, 1790).
Biblical references:
Psalms :
90
Source of text:
Text is stanzas 5-8 of the 90th psalm from Isaac Watts's The psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testament (London, 1719).
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)