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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
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{{Lyricist|Nahum Tate}} | {{Lyricist|Nahum Tate}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Carols}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Carols}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1778|in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]''}} | {{Pub|1|1778|in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]''}} | ||
{{Descr|This setting was first published on pp69-70 of William Billings' ''The Singing Master's Assistant'', Boston: 1778. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4002a. The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', Boston: (1770).}} | |||
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The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', Boston: (1770). | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{LinkText|While shepherds watched their flocks by night}} | {{LinkText|While shepherds watched their flocks by night}} |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-08-20). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
- Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2012-01-03). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Only 1st verse in original print and in this edition.
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Bethlehem
First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Nahum Tate
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: This setting was first published on pp69-70 of William Billings' The Singing Master's Assistant, Boston: 1778. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4002a. The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection The New-England Psalm-Singer, Boston: (1770).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at While shepherds watched their flocks by night.