No. 45 (William Billings)

From ChoralWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
Icon_pdf.gif Pdf
Icon_snd.gif Midi
MusicXML.png MusicXML
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help
  • (Posted 2014-12-29)  CPDL #33928:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-29).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 35 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition.
  • (Posted 2014-12-29)  CPDL #33929:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-29).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 67 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: No. 45
First Line: To him who chose us first
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 66. 66. 88

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, p. 79
. Description: In 1770 with indication of lyrics in an appendix (see Kroeger 1981), Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 39 of Book 3.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at To him that chose us first.