Newbury
( Lo, what a glorious sight appears )
Child, Ebenezer (1770-1866) [ USA ; Vermont ; Connecticut ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 1998
; in Northern Harmony
(272 p.)
Ref. :
ACQ483
(3 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Larry Gordon
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
1998
ISMN/ISBN :
096275546X
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
18 ; 19th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Folk music ; Folk hymn
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; rhythmic
Type of Choir:
SATB OR SSAB OR STTB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
B flat major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
General
Number of verses:
2
Musicological Sources:
From child's book The Sacred Musician, published in 1804. A song from the early New England singing school tradition.
