Canton (Oliver Holden)
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- (Posted 2015-07-29) CPDL #36343: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-29). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1796. Two more pairs of stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-29). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Canton
First Line: How did my heart rejoice to hear
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
Published: 1796
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1796, pp. 106-107. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 122, in six stanzas. Holden used stanzas one and three in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 122.