Eastborough (Samuel Holyoke)
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- (Posted 2020-07-01) CPDL #59447:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-07-01). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 57 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2020. Oval notes, as in 1803. Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn.
- (Posted 2020-07-01) CPDL #59446:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-07-01). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2020. Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Eastborough
First Line: Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1803 in The Columbian Repository
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, from Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Hymn 15 of Book 2, with six stanzas. Holyoke used the first two stanzas in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone.