Performances
Sheet Music
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General Information
Work Title
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Lyric invocation
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Alternative. Title
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"Invocation (Great Gift of God)"
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Composer
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Jordan, Jules
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJJ 3
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Key
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C major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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Text Incipit
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Great Gift of God, Harmonious sound Descend and fill
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First Publication.
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1891
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Librettist
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Caroline Hazard (1856-1945)
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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To the Narragansett Choral Society
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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contralto or bass solo, mixed chorus (SATB), organ
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Navigation etc.
The Musical Yearbook of the United States notes a performance by the society on July 26 1892. May not have been the premiere (at that late date). See Musical Yearbook, season of 1892-93.