Complaint (Daniel Read)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-21). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 110 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Words substituted for this edition: Charles Wesley, 1763, his Hymn 64. Stanzas 1, 2, and 4 of Wesley's hymn included, that fit the music.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-21). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 84 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Charles Wesley, 1763, his Hymn 64. Stanzas 1 and 2 of Wesley's hymn included, that fit the music. Re-formatted 2015-08-31.
General Information
Title: Complaint
First Line: And am I only born to die
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 886. 886
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1785 in The American Singing-Book, Edition 1
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, from his Lyric Poems.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at And am I only born to die.