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'''Description:''' First published in ''The Union Harmony'', 1793, Vol. 2, pp. 15-23. This anthem is mostly ''a cappella'', with short interludes for four-piece string ensemble. Words "from Lady Huntingdon's Collection", beginning with a hymn by Walter | '''Description:''' First published in ''The Union Harmony'', 1793, Vol. 2, pp. 15-23. This anthem is mostly ''a cappella'', with short interludes for four-piece string ensemble. Words "from Lady Huntingdon's Collection", beginning with a hymn by Walter Shirley from that work, 1773.<br> | ||
The first choral portion of this composition is for three vocal parts (Treble-Tenor-Bass); the last half was written for four vocal parts. | The first choral portion of this composition is for three vocal parts (Treble-Tenor-Bass); the last half was written for four vocal parts. | ||
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- (Posted 2015-09-21) CPDL #36867: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-21). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 162 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. A few small edits, otherwise as written in 1793.
General Information
Title: From heaven the loud, the angelic song
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: String ensemble
Published: 1793
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1793, Vol. 2, pp. 15-23. This anthem is mostly a cappella, with short interludes for four-piece string ensemble. Words "from Lady Huntingdon's Collection", beginning with a hymn by Walter Shirley from that work, 1773.
The first choral portion of this composition is for three vocal parts (Treble-Tenor-Bass); the last half was written for four vocal parts.
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Original text and translations
English text From heaven the loud, the angelic song began, |
Riches and all that deck the great |
Higher, still higher, swell the strain, |