Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 volumes. Includes 150 psalms, with anthems and choruses |
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First Publication | 1812; revised 1844 |
Genre Categories | Psalms; Religious works; Sacred hymns; |
⇒ 4 more: Vol.2 (Psalms 51-100) • Vol.3 (Psalms 101-150) • Vol.4 (Anthems & Choruses) • Index
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Work Title | Melodia Sacra |
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Alternative. Title | Melodia Sacra; or The Psalms of David, The Music Composed by the most celebrated Authors, Ancient & Modern, Adapted to the Version of the One Hundred and Fifty [150] Psalms, as Authorized and Sung in the United Churches of England and Ireland, with Hymns, Anthems & Chorusses, Arranged by David Weyman, Member of the Cathedrals of Christ Church and St. Patrick, Dublin, for One, Two, Three or Four Voices, with a Figured Bass for the Organ or Piano Forte. |
Composer | Weyman, David |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 volumes. Includes 150 psalms, with anthems and choruses |
First Publication. | 1812; revised 1844 |
Librettist | Psalms from the New Version versification. also includes hymns by Isaac Watts, John Newton, Philip Doddridge, and Walter Shirley |
Language | English |
Dedication | Mrs. Peter La Touche of Bellevue, by George Allen [publisher] |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | 4 voices / choir (SATB), organ/piano (introduction states that most pieces may be performed by a single voice with accompaniment) |