Dunstable (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-05). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Music as in 1778, originally voiced Treble-Counter-Tenor-Bass.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-30). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 104 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Dunstable
First Line: With earnest longings of the mind
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: First published in The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778, pp. 100-102. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 42.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 42.