Forerunner (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-28). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas from Medley's hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-28). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Forerunner
First Line: Far, far beyond these lower skies
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Samuel Medley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Charlestown Collection, 1803, pp. 62-63. Words by Samuel Medley, 1789, entitled Forerunner, with eight stanzas. Holden used the first two stanzas of Medley's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Far, far beyond these lower skies.