Bay psalm book .- Psalm 148 - first meeter
( Yee heav'ns of heav'ns him praise ; Praise God from th'earth below ; From heav'n o praise the Lord )
Arr.: Noss, Luther (1908-1995) [ USA ]
Mel.: Anonyme
Edition
Published by
Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
[USA]
, 1956
; in Psalms and hymns of early America, vol. II: Three tunes from the Bay Psalm Book
(13 p.)
Ref. :
A-226
(4 p.)
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Other titles on the same score:
Hackney tune
; Cambridge short tune
Description
Text in:
English
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Psalm
Mood of the piece:
forceful ; fervent
Type of Choir:
TBB (3 men voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
E major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Number of verses:
3
Origin:
USA
Musicological Sources:
From the Bay Psalm Book (1698); its first English use dates from the psalter printed by John Day in 1560.
Biblical references:
Psalms :
148:1-9
Source of text:
Bay Psalm Book of 1640
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 :
Perf. Coll. # 876A (19 copies)