Newport (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-29). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1800. All six stanzas of Steele's poem included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-29). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas of Steele's poem included.
General Information
Title: Newport
First Line: Life is a span, a fleeting hour
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Anne Steele
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Evangelical Harmony, 1800, p. 43. Words by Anne Steele, 1760, To a friend, on the death of a child, with six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Life is a span, a fleeting hour.