Aberdeen (Oliver Holden)
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- (Posted 2015-09-10) CPDL #36738: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-10). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1793. The other five stanzas of Richards' hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-10). Score information: 254 x 177.8 mm, 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Richards' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Aberdeen
First Line: The Almighty spake, and Gabriel sped
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: George Richards
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1793
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1793, p. 117. Words by George Richards, 1791, in six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text The Almighty spake, and Gabriel sped, |
Ten thousand thousand left the sky, |
From Zion's hill to worlds above |