| Description |
1 online resource (1 score (xxiii, 86 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates)) : facsimiles. |
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notated music ntm rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Recent researches in American music ; 15 |
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Recent researches in American music ; 15.
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| Note |
Principally for voice and piano; 3 songs with accompaniment for flute, violoncello and piano. |
| Language |
Staff notation. |
| Note |
Includes introduction and critical notes. |
| Summary |
"As a versatile performer, distinguished teacher, and prolific composer and publisher, Benjamin Carr made major contributions to the vocal repertoire and to the elevation of musical taste in early America. His songs are noted for their graceful melodic lines and sensitivity to the text, especially in the settings of poetry by Shakespeare and Scott." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed July 2, 2021). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
When icicles hang by the wall -- Take, oh, take those lips away -- Tell me where is fancy bred -- Shakespeare's willow -- Why, huntress, why -- Soldier, rest! -- Hymn to the virgin : Ave Maria -- Blanche of Devan -- The wandering Harper -- A weary lot is thine, sweet maid -- Allen-a-dale -- Thy smiles are all decaying, love -- Noah's dove -- The minstrel knight -- Sea of Susa -- Song of the Hebrew captive : O Sion, O Jerusalem -- An autumnal hymn -- As pants the hart -- A requiem -- Adieu ye streams that sweetly flow -- When nights were cold -- Ellen, arise -- Appendix: The Vi'let nurs'd in woodland wild. |
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Songs (High voice) with piano -- Scores.
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Sacred songs (High voice) with piano -- Scores.
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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble -- Scores.
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Chansons (Voix aiguë) acc. de piano -- Partitions.
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Chants sacrés (Voix aiguë) acc. de piano -- Partitions.
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Chansons (Voix aiguë) acc. d'ensemble instrumental -- Partitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Chamber music
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Sacred music
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Scores
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Songs
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Songs.
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Chamber music.
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Sacred music.
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Scores.
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Musique de chambre.
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Musique sacrée.
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Partitions (Musique)
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| Added Author |
Meyer, Eve R., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carr, Benjamin, 1768-1831. Songs. Selections. Selected secular and sacred songs. Madison [Wis.] : A-R Editions, 1986. 9780895792044 |
| ISBN |
9781987205930 (online) |
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1987205936 (online) |
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9780895792044 (print) |
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0895792044 (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.31022/A015 doi |
| Music No. |
A015 A-R Editions, Inc. (score) |
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