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{{Pub|1|1770|in ''[[The New-England Psalm-Singer (William Billings)|The New-England Psalm-Singer]]'', revised in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]'', {{PubRev|1778}}.}} | {{Pub|1|1770|in ''[[The New-England Psalm-Singer (William Billings)|The New-England Psalm-Singer]]'', revised in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]'', {{PubRev|1778}}.}} | ||
{{Descr|First published as music only in 1770, revised by Billings with words in 1778 ("Twas on that dark, that doleful night"), reprinted in the fourth (or fifth) edition of "The Easy Instructor" in 1810 with different words ("Look down in pity, Lord, and see"). ("The Easy Instructor" was reportedly the first book (1801) to use a four-shape note format.)}} | {{Descr|First published as music only in 1770, revised by Billings with words in 1778 ("Twas on that dark, that doleful night"), reprinted in the fourth (or fifth) edition of "The Easy Instructor" in 1810 with different words ("Look down in pity, Lord, and see"). ("The Easy Instructor" was reportedly the first book (1801) to use a four-shape note format.)}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{LinkText|2|Twas on that dark, that doleful night|Psalm 143}} | {{LinkText|2|Twas on that dark, that doleful night|Psalm 143}} |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-12). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Words as in Billings (1778), by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 1 of Book 3, 1709. Note shapes added (4-shape). Revised 2019-05-01.
- Editor: Tim Henderson (submitted 2008-11-16). Score information: A4, 1 page, 281 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Version taken from "The Easy Instructor" 1810 where the text given is Isaac Watts Psalm 143 "Look down in pity, Lord, and see". Billings text in The Singing Master's Assistant (1778) was "'Twas on that dark, that doleful night," (also by Watts, Hymns Book 3)
General Information
Title: Brookfield
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, revised in The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778
Description: First published as music only in 1770, revised by Billings with words in 1778 ("Twas on that dark, that doleful night"), reprinted in the fourth (or fifth) edition of "The Easy Instructor" in 1810 with different words ("Look down in pity, Lord, and see"). ("The Easy Instructor" was reportedly the first book (1801) to use a four-shape note format.)
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Twas on that dark, that doleful night and Psalm 143.