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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2019-04-05}} {{CPDLno|53872}} [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2019-04-05}} {{CPDLno|53872}} [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:MilindaBoyd1816a.mscz|{{Muse}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2019-04-05}}{{ScoreInfo| | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2019-04-05}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|45}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Counter originally scored in Bass clef; transferred to Treble clef. Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' hymn. {{MXL}} | :'''Edition notes:''' Counter originally scored in Bass clef; transferred to Treble clef. Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' hymn. {{MXL}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Milinda''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Milinda''<br> | ||
{{FirstLine|In vain the wealthy mortals toil}} | |||
{{Composer|Robert Boyd}} | {{Composer|Robert Boyd}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | {{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred| | {{Genre|Sacred}} {{meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Published|1816|in '' | {{Published|1816|in ''{{NoComp|Kentucky Harmony|Ananias Davisson}}''.}} | ||
'''Description:''' A folk hymn (Jackson 1953a, no. 83), based on a seventeenth-century English song. This tune was reprinted (in all four parts) in ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', 1835, p. 89, titled "Melinda". It was re-arranged by William Hauser in his ''[[The Hesperian Harp ( | '''Description:''' A folk hymn (Jackson 1953a, no. 83), based on a seventeenth-century English song. This tune was reprinted (in all four parts) in ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', 1835, p. 89, titled "Melinda". It was re-arranged by William Hauser in his ''[[The Hesperian Harp (William Hauser)|The Hesperian Harp]]'', 1848, p. 22. Words by [[Isaac Watts]], 1707, Hymn 24 of Book 1, with four stanzas. Boyd used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{ | {{LinkText|In vain the wealthy mortals toil}} | ||
[[Category:Folk hymns]] | |||
[[Category:Four-shape note editions]] | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2019-04-05) CPDL #53872:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-04-05). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Counter originally scored in Bass clef; transferred to Treble clef. Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Milinda
First Line: In vain the wealthy mortals toil
Composer: Robert Boyd
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.
Description: A folk hymn (Jackson 1953a, no. 83), based on a seventeenth-century English song. This tune was reprinted (in all four parts) in Southern Harmony, 1835, p. 89, titled "Melinda". It was re-arranged by William Hauser in his The Hesperian Harp, 1848, p. 22. Words by Isaac Watts, 1707, Hymn 24 of Book 1, with four stanzas. Boyd used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at In vain the wealthy mortals toil.