Northfield (Bartholomew Brown)
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- (Posted 2015-11-20) CPDL #37601:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 87 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All six stanzas included.
- (Posted 2015-11-20) CPDL #37600:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-20). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 86 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Northfield
First Line: Life is a span, a fleeting hour
Composer: Bartholomew Brown
Lyricist: Anne Steele
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1804 in Columbian and European Harmony, Edition 2, p. 158
Description: Words by Anne Steele, 1760, poem entitled On the Death of a Child, with six stanzas. Brown included only the third stanza with his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Life is a span, a fleeting hour.