Water Town (William Billings)
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- (Posted 2014-12-24) CPDL #33845:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 38 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. I chose words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 36.
- (Posted 2014-12-24) CPDL #33846:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). I chose words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 36.
General Information
Title: Water Town
Composer: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, p. 13
Description: In 1770 without reference to any text. Kroeger (1981) chose Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, New Version, 1698, paraphrase of Psalm 47.
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 36 and Psalm 47.