Brest (William Billings)
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- 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. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.}
- 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
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.