O how amiable are thy dwellings (Vaughan Richardson)

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• (Posted 2021-04-01)  CPDL #63859: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-04-01).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 206 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Edition prepared from the primary manuscript source, reflecting Richardson's intentions.

• (Posted 2021-04-01)  CPDL #63858: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-04-01).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 203 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition reflects Page's "improvements".

General Information

Title: O how amiable are thy dwellings
Composer: Vaughan Richardson
Lyricist: Psalm 84, vv. 1,2,4^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: c.1715 in manuscript
    2nd published: 1800 John Page, Harmonia sacra
Description: Vaughan Richardson was a pupil of John Blow, and organist at Winchester Cathedral, 1692 - 1729. This piece was used traditionally as an introit in that cathedral. A modernized version was published by John Page in his Harmonia Sacra, 1800.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 84.