Complaint (1785)

( 'Twas in a vale where osiers grow )

Read, Daniel (1757-1836) [ USA ]

Text by Watts, Isaac (1674-1748) [Great Britain ; England] (1706)
Edition
Published by Edward B. Marks Music Co. [USA] , 1953
Ref. : No. 66 (pl. no. 13058)  (6 p.) , "Arthur Jordan choral series"
Editor or author of the restitution: Lowens, Irving
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 18th century  (1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular
Mood of the piece: lyric ; austere
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: E aeolian
Duration: 1.5 min.
Musicological Sources: From Daniel Read's "The American Singing Book" (New Haven, 1785).
 

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