Brest (William Billings)
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- (Posted 2016-08-30) CPDL #40964: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-08-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 69 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Converted to "European" harmony: Soprano is original Tenor, up an octave. Alto is original Counter. Tenor is original Treble, down an octave. Bass is unchanged. All eight stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-08-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1779. All eight stanzas of Watts' hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-08-30). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 54 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All eight stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Brest
First Line: Praise, everlasting praise, be paid
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Music in Miniature, 1779, p. 4, without words. Words supplied for these editions: Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 60 of Book 2, with eight stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Praise, everlasting praise, be paid.