Arise, O Lord (William Byrd)

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• (Posted 2021-03-01)  CPDL #63224: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-03-01).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 353 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Arise, O Lord
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Psalm 44, vv. 23,24^{create page}

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem, Introit for Sexagesima

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A contrafact of Byrd's "Exsurge Domine" published, in four parts, in The Cathedral Magazine (vol. 1), 1776. The omitted Medius/Alto has been added back (with editorial underlay). This vernacular version is perhaps the work of John Alcock.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Exsurge quare obdormis.