Greenwich (Daniel Read)
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- (Posted 2015-05-18) CPDL #35455: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-18). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas (three and four) from Watts' paraphrase added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-18). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 69 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas (three and four) from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Greenwich
First Line: Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.) (Watts), Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) (Read)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1786
Description: First published in the American Musical Magazine, No. 1, 1786. Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 73. Read used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 73.