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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2023-12-10}} {{CPDLno|78040}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1790bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1790bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1790bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1790bpr.mscz|{{Muse3}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2023-12-10}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|52}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|Transcribed from ''Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290'', ca. 1790. for {{Vcat|SATB|TrCtTB}}. Two stanzas of Watts' hymn included.}} | |||
*{{PostedDate|2023-09-19}} {{CPDLno|75543}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1780bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1780bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1780bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1780bpr.mscz|{{Muse3}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2023-09-19}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|50}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|Transcribed from ''The Waterhouse Manuscript'', 1780, for {{Vcat|TB}}.}} | |||
*{{PostedDate|2015-05-14}} {{CPDLno|35399}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2015-05-14}} {{CPDLno|35399}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter (landscape)|1|83}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter (landscape)|1|83}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'' | :{{EdNotes|Transcribed from ''The Columbian Harmony'', 1794, for {{Vcat|SATB|TrCtTB}}. Note shapes added (4-shape).}} | ||
*{{PostedDate|2014-08-03}} {{CPDLno|32593}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bprb.mxl|{{XML}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2014-08-03}} {{CPDLno|32593}} [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:WeymouthBillings1794bprb.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-08-03}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|45}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-08-03}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|45}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'' | :{{EdNotes|Transcribed from ''The Continental Harmony'', 1794, for {{Vcat|SATB|TrCtTB}}. Oval-note format. The two other stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Weymouth''}} | {{Title|''Weymouth''}} | ||
{{FirstLine|Shall we go on to sin}} | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | {{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | ||
{{Voicing|4| | {{Voicing|4|TB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|66. 86 (S.M.)}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Set pieces}} {{Meter|66. 86 (S.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1794|in ''[[The Continental Harmony (William Billings)|The Continental Harmony]]''}} | {{Pub|0|1780|in ''[[The Waterhouse Manuscript]]'' for TB|ms=ms|no=6}} | ||
{{Descr| Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 106 of Book 1.}} | {{Pub|0|ca. 1790|in ''[[Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290]]'' for TrCtTB|ms=ms|no=6}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1794|in ''[[The Continental Harmony (William Billings)|The Continental Harmony]]'' for TrCtTB}} | |||
{{Descr|Probably composed 1780 or before. This tune first appeared in manuscript in 1780 for two parts (TB) and in a later manuscript ca. 1790 in expanded form for four parts, apparently transcribed from singing-school sessions (perhaps led by Billings himself). It was not published until 1794, and then in similar form to the ca. 1790 manuscript. All three versions begin in 3:2 time and progress to a cut-time coda. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 106 of Book 1.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 1 January 2024
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- (Posted 2023-12-10) CPDL #78040:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-12-10). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290, ca. 1790. for TrCtTB. Two stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
- (Posted 2023-09-19) CPDL #75543:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-09-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 50 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780, for TB.
- (Posted 2015-05-14) CPDL #35399:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-14). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 83 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Columbian Harmony, 1794, for TrCtTB. Note shapes added (4-shape).
- (Posted 2014-08-03) CPDL #32593:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Continental Harmony, 1794, for TrCtTB. Oval-note format. The two other stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Weymouth
First Line: Shall we go on to sin
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: TB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript 1780 in The Waterhouse Manuscript for TB, no. 6
Manuscript ca. 1790 in Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290 for TrCtTB, no. 6
First published: 1794 in The Continental Harmony for TrCtTB
Description: Probably composed 1780 or before. This tune first appeared in manuscript in 1780 for two parts (TB) and in a later manuscript ca. 1790 in expanded form for four parts, apparently transcribed from singing-school sessions (perhaps led by Billings himself). It was not published until 1794, and then in similar form to the ca. 1790 manuscript. All three versions begin in 3:2 time and progress to a cut-time coda. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 106 of Book 1.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Shall we go on to sin.