Mount Vernon (Jacob French)

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• (Posted 2016-03-26)  CPDL #38991:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-26).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 49 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Whole piece re-barred from 2:2 to 3:2, to eliminate need for rests between lines. Two more pairs of stanzas from Peck's hymn included.

• (Posted 2016-03-26)  CPDL #38990:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-26).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Whole piece re-barred from 2:2 to 3:2, to eliminate need for rests between lines. Two more pairs of stanzas from Peck's hymn included.

General Information

Title: Mount Vernon
First Line: What if the saint must die
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: John Peck

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece   Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1802 in Harmony of Harmony, p. 26
Description: Words by John Peck, 1773, with six stanzas. French used the first two stanzas of Peck's hymn in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at What if the saint must die.