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'''Title:''' ''O Lord, grant the king a long life''<br> | '''Title:''' ''O Lord, grant the king a long life''<br> | ||
{{Composer|William Child}} | {{Composer|William Child}} | ||
{{Lyricist|}}Book of Common Prayer 1662 (adapted) | {{Lyricist|}} Book of Common Prayer 1662 (adapted) | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== |
Revision as of 17:41, 31 January 2019
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2018-08-23). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 68 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Edition prepared from the Tudway collection.
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-09-13). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 71 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: From Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (William Boyce). Clefs modernised. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: O Lord, grant the king a long life
Composer: William Child
Lyricist: Book of Common Prayer 1662 (adapted)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
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Description: Probably composed for the coronation of Charles II (1662). Recorded as used at the coronation of George II (1727). Less specifically, the text was also used liturgically to mark the anniversary of the sovereign's accession.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O Lord, grant the king a long life.