Freedom (Elisha West)

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  • (Posted 2020-01-09)  CPDL #56586:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-01-09).   Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Whole piece transposed down from F Major to E Major. Another six-line included, rearranged from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Freedom
Composer: Elisha West
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredUnknown

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1802 in The Musical Concert, Edition 1

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 146, Part 1. West has rearranged the lines and expanded his stanza from 88.88. to 88.88.88. West's lines 1-2 are Watts' stanza 6, lines 1-2; then West takes line 3 of Watt's stanza 5, line 4 of stanza 6, and line 4 of stanza 5.

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