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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Georgia (1779)''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Georgia (1779)''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive<br> | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | {{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} {{meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
'''Published:''' 1779 | '''Published:''' 1779 | ||
'''Description:''' First published in ''Music In Miniature'', 1779, p. 31, without words. Words suggested by Nathan (1977): [[Isaac Watts]], 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 51. | '''Description:''' First published in ''Music In Miniature'', 1779, p. 31, without words. Words suggested by Nathan (1977): [[Isaac Watts]], 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 51. (Very different from Georgia (1770), which is in G Major) | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{ | {{LinkText|Psalm 51}} | ||
[[Category:Shapenote-4 Editions]] | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 23 April 2015
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- (Posted 2015-04-23) CPDL #35181:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-23). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 56 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The five additional stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Georgia (1779)
First Line: Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1779
Description: First published in Music In Miniature, 1779, p. 31, without words. Words suggested by Nathan (1977): Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 51. (Very different from Georgia (1770), which is in G Major)
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 51.