The Collected WorksTaylor & Francis, 1998 - 328 Seiten Psalmody is early American sacred music for choirs, usually composed by singers with limited musical training. This collection presents the music of one of the most talented and imaginative composers of psalmody active in New England after the Revolutionary War. Includes introductory material on scholarship in the field, performance practice, musical orthography, and French's life. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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American ANTHEM bass bless blood bove cend choice of text choir choosing note commentary composers death differs as follows dost dotted earth eighth note ev'ry eyes fare ye fore fuging-tune glory grace half note Hallelujah Hark hast hath hear heart heav'n ly HOH differs Isaiah Thomas Jacob French joice king of glo Lord Loud marking melismas meter mong mood common ness pear Performance notes pet sounds Piano pieces pow'r praise psalmodists psalmody quarter note rebarred reflect French's choice reign rejoice renumbered to reflect rise saviour second mood sing singers skies songs soul Stephen Jenks sung tempo tenor text att Text source differs thee thine third mood thou throne thy word Timothy Swan tion treble truth tune tunebook ture Underlaid text differs Vigoroso voice Watts Hymns Watts Psalm ye saints