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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2016-09-26}} {{CPDLno|41242}} [[Media:Lamentation-over-boston-billings.pdf|{{pdf}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2016-09-26}} {{CPDLno|41242}} [[Media:Lamentation-over-boston-billings.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Lamentation-over-boston-billings.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Aaron Giles|2016-09-26}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|90}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Aaron Giles|2016-09-26}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|90}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Transcribed from The Singing Master's Assistant}} | ||
* {{CPDLno|33121}} [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2014-10-11}} {{CPDLno|33121}} [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:LamentationOverBostonBilllings1778a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-10-11}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|4|102}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-10-11}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|4|102}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Complete score, oval-note format. Transcribed from The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778. Re-formatted 2018-01-04.}} | ||
*{{CPDLno|2039}} [{{website|conrad}} {{net}}] | *{{PostedDate|2001-01-31}} {{CPDLno|2039}} [{{website|conrad}} {{net}}] | ||
{{Editor|Laura Conrad|2001-01-31}}{{Copy|GnuGPL}} | {{Editor|Laura Conrad|2001-01-31}}{{Copy|GnuGPL}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Partbook format.}} | ||
*{{CPDLno|2038}} [{{website|conrad}} {{net}}] | *{{PostedDate|2001-01-31}} {{CPDLno|2038}} [{{website|conrad}} {{net}}] | ||
{{Editor|Laura Conrad|2001-01-31}}{{Copy|GnuGPL}} | {{Editor|Laura Conrad|2001-01-31}}{{Copy|GnuGPL}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Score format.}} | ||
{{ScoreError|In the above two links, the work only available in partbook format, shape-note. There is also a LilyPond file in partbook format. ID #2039 does not exist.}} | {{ScoreError|In the above two links, the work only available in partbook format, shape-note. There is also a LilyPond file in partbook format. ID #2039 does not exist.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|Lamentation over Boston}} | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|William Billings}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | ||
{{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|First published in ''TheSinging Master's Assistant'' (1778). A setting of a text (apparently by Billings) alluding to [[Psalm 137]], Jeremiah 3:21 and 31:20, and to the events of the {{w|American Revolution}}. A personal, emotional statement, and a powerful illustration of how the American Revolution tore families and friends apart.}} | |||
'''References:''' Barbour (1960), pages 11, 110-112. | '''References:''' Barbour (1960), pages 11, 110-112. | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
By the Rivers of Watertown we sat down and wept, | By the Rivers of Watertown we sat down and wept, | ||
we wept when we | we wept when we remembered, O Boston. | ||
Lord God of Heaven, preserve them, defend them, | Lord God of Heaven, preserve them, defend them, | ||
deliver and restore them unto us again. | deliver and restore them unto us again. | ||
Forbid it, Lord God, | Forbid it, Lord God, | ||
forbid that those who have sucked Bostonian Breasts | forbid that those who have sucked Bostonian Breasts | ||
should thirst for American Blood. | should thirst for American Blood. | ||
A voice was heard in Roxbury which | A voice was heard in Roxbury which echoed through the Continent, | ||
weeping for Boston because of their Danger. | weeping for Boston because of their Danger. | ||
Is Boston my dear Town, is it my native Place? | Is Boston my dear Town, is it my native Place? | ||
for since their Calamity I do earnestly remember it still! | for since their Calamity I do earnestly remember it still! | ||
If I forget thee, yea, if I do not remember thee, | If I forget thee, yea, if I do not remember thee, | ||
Then let my numbers cease to flow, Then be my Muse unkind, | Then let my numbers cease to flow, Then be my Muse unkind, | ||
Then let my Tongue forget to move and ever be | Then let my Tongue forget to move and ever be confined; | ||
Let horrid Jargon split the Air and rive my nerves asunder. | Let horrid Jargon split the Air and rive my nerves asunder. | ||
Let hateful discord greet my ear as terrible as Thunder. | Let hateful discord greet my ear as terrible as Thunder. | ||
Let harmony be | Let harmony be banished hence and Consonance depart; | ||
Let dissonance erect her throne and reign within my Heart.}} | Let dissonance erect her throne and reign within my Heart.}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2016-09-26) CPDL #41242:
- Editor: Aaron Giles (submitted 2016-09-26). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 90 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Singing Master's Assistant
- (Posted 2014-10-11) CPDL #33121:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-11). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 102 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Complete score, oval-note format. Transcribed from The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778. Re-formatted 2018-01-04.
- (Posted 2001-01-31) CPDL #02039:
- Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 2001-01-31). Copyright: GnuGPL
- Edition notes: Partbook format.
- (Posted 2001-01-31) CPDL #02038:
- Editor: Laura Conrad (submitted 2001-01-31). Copyright: GnuGPL
- Edition notes: Score format.
Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: In the above two links, the work only available in partbook format, shape-note. There is also a LilyPond file in partbook format. ID #2039 does not exist.
General Information
Title: Lamentation over Boston
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: First published in TheSinging Master's Assistant (1778). A setting of a text (apparently by Billings) alluding to Psalm 137, Jeremiah 3:21 and 31:20, and to the events of the American Revolution
. A personal, emotional statement, and a powerful illustration of how the American Revolution tore families and friends apart.
References: Barbour (1960), pages 11, 110-112.
Original text and translations
English text
By the Rivers of Watertown we sat down and wept,
we wept when we remembered, O Boston.
Lord God of Heaven, preserve them, defend them,
deliver and restore them unto us again.
Forbid it, Lord God,
forbid that those who have sucked Bostonian Breasts
should thirst for American Blood.
A voice was heard in Roxbury which echoed through the Continent,
weeping for Boston because of their Danger.
Is Boston my dear Town, is it my native Place?
for since their Calamity I do earnestly remember it still!
If I forget thee, yea, if I do not remember thee,
Then let my numbers cease to flow, Then be my Muse unkind,
Then let my Tongue forget to move and ever be confined;
Let horrid Jargon split the Air and rive my nerves asunder.
Let hateful discord greet my ear as terrible as Thunder.
Let harmony be banished hence and Consonance depart;
Let dissonance erect her throne and reign within my Heart.