Alexandria (Alexander Gillet)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-04-29). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Transcribed from Law's Christian Harmony, 1794. Four notes edited. Another triad of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-04-29). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from Law's Christian Harmony, 1794. Four notes edited. Another triad of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Alexandria
First Line: My spirit sinks within me, Lord
Composer: Alexander Gillet
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSTB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.) (Watts), Meter: 88. 88. 88. 88. 88. 88 (L.M.T.) (Gillet)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Published in Andrew Law's Rudiments of Music, 1791, for four voices: two trebles, tenor, and bass. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 42, Part 2, with six stanzas. Gillet used the first three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 42.