Babylon (Asahel Benham)
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- (Posted 2018-05-19) CPDL #49739: BabylonBenham1785bpr.mxl
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1790.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-19). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 46 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Benham's Federal Harmony, 1790. Note shapes added (4-shape). Another stanza included from Barlow's paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Babylon
First Line: Along the banks where Babel's current flows
Composer: Asahel Benham
Lyricist: Joel Barlow
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 10 10. 10 10
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Brownson's Select Harmony, 1785. Words by Joel Barlow, 1785, paraphrase of Psalm 137, with six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 137.