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Amazing grace

( Amazing grace! how sweet the sound ; 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear ; Through many dangers, toils, and snares ; When we've been there ten thousand years )

Arr.: Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn (born in 1953) [ USA ]

Text by Newton, John (1725-1807) [Great Britain ; England]
Rees, John (1828-1900) [USA]
Edition
Published by G.I.A. Publications [USA] , 2001
Ref. : G-5694  (8 p.) , "African American church music series"
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Hymn (sacred) ; Hymntune setting
Mood of the piece: fervent
Type of Choir: SATB divisi  (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Keyboard  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G major ; A flat major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Number of verses: 4
Origin: USA
Musicological Sources: Tune: New Britain (Virginia Harmony)
Source of text: Stanza 4, attr. to John Rees ; Stanzas 1-3, John Newton
 

LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA

Namur, Belgium

CAV&MA (Centre d'Art Vocal & de Musique Ancienne)
Tel.: +32 81 71 16 21. Email : bibliotheque@cavema.be
Consultable under : CAV&MA/F/SIM/016084

Princeton, USA

Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under : Perf. Coll. # 1831   (64 copies)