New Concord (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1796. Another pair of stanzas (three and five) from watts' hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-24). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape), otherwise as written in 1796. Another pair of stanzas (three and five) from Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: New Concord
First Line: Dearest of all the names above
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1796 in The Union Harmony Ed. 2, p. 113
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 148 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Holden used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Dearest of all the names above.