Anthem for Thanksgiving
( O praise the Lord of heaven )
Billings, William (1746-1800) [ 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 :
13
Editor or author of the restitution:
Bennett, Lawrence
Type of material:
Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
0845000764
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
18th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Psalm
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Harvest festival ; Thanksgiving ; Thanksgiving Day (USA) ; Psalm
Musicological Sources:
First appeared in Billings's The continental harmony (Boston, 1794).
Biblical references:
Psalms :
148:1-5, 7-13
Source of text:
Freely rendered version of selected verses from Psalm 148.
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)