
Solemn Notes of Sweetest Sound
Sacred music for upper voices and organ from the Charity Institutions for girls and boys in Georgian London
Rachel Webber(Editor)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. January 2023
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Sheet music
32 pages
978-0-19-370794-8 (ISBN)
Description
Following the publication of Jane Savage's Christmas anthem Whilst shepherds watch'd their flocks by night (CMS RS149) composed for the Asylum for Female Orphans, this anthology brings together ten works by men and women composers from publications issued by the Charity Institutions of Georgian London in the period 1729-1804. The music is scored for one or two upper voices featuring solo, duet, semi-chorus and tutti combinations, with organ accompaniment, and one anthem was composed specifically to be sung by boys and girls in alternation and together. The anthems have been selected to provide performance options across the liturgical year, and are of varied length. Composers include the famous organists John Stanley and William Russell, together with Maria Barthelemon and her husband Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon who provided an English arrangement of a popular Italian psalm setting by Benedetto Marcello.
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Series
Edition
Vocal score
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
98 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-370794-8 (9780193707948)
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