O how amiable are thy dwellings (Vaughan Richardson)
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- 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.
- 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. 1,2,4create 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.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 84.