O Give Thanks unto the Lord (Croft, William)

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Work Title O Give Thanks unto the Lord
Alternative. Title Psalm 118th
Composer Croft, William
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWC 3
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Librettist Bible (Psalm CXVIII)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 10 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation various (see below, Comments)
Related Works For the 1724 edition in Musica Sacra, see no.12 in Musica Sacra (Croft, William)

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The 1724 Musica Sacra edition has an instrumentation of 4 voices, strings, continuo, but there are earlier editions listed in Grove Music:

"O give thanks unto the Lord and call, A, org
O give thanks unto the Lord and call, thanksgiving, 20 Jan 1715, S, A, T, B, B, SATB, 2 vn, va, bc, Lcm 838
O give thanks unto the Lord for he is gracious, thanksgiving, 15 Nov 1719, A, B, SSATB, tpt, 2 vn, va, b; SA"