Solemnity (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-12). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other five stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-12). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 54 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The five other stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Solemnity
First Line: Death, 'tis a melancholy day
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Plain Psalmody, 1800, p. 13. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 52 of Book 2, in six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Death! 'Tis a melancholy day.