Wondrous Love (Christopher, James)

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Scores

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Publisher. Info. The Southern Harmony
Philadelphia & Spartanburg: Thomas Cowperthwait; William Walker, 1845.
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Misc. Notes 1845 re-issue of 1840 edition. 4-shape notation.
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Publisher. Info. The New Harp of Columbia
Nashville: Publishing House of the M. E. Church, 1867.
Reprinted Nashville: Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South. Smith & Lamar, 1919.
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Misc. Notes This page is a re-issued plate from The Harp of Columbia, 1848. Swan's 7-shape notation.
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Publisher. Info. The Social Harp
Philadelphia: T. K. Collins, Jr., 1855.
Reprinted Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1973.
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Misc. Notes Evidently copied from the 1844 Sacred Harp, since it follows the slight variation of the bass line in the antepenultimate bar. 4-shape notation.
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Added Alto parts

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Editor William Walker (1809-1875), added alto part
Publisher. Info. The Christian Harmony
Philadelphia: E. W. Miller and William Walker, 1867.
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Misc. Notes Walker's 7-shape notation.
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Editor Seaborn McDaniel Denson, added alto part, after Anna L. Cooper Blackshear
Publisher. Info. The Sacred Harp
Atlanta: J. S. James, 1921.
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Misc. Notes 1921 re-issue of 1911 edition. 4-shape notation.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Organ (Oczko)

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Arranger Michael John Oczko
Publisher. Info. Michael John Oczko
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Misc. Notes for Joseph A. Herter and "Cantores Minores"
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General Information

Work Title Wondrous Love
Alternative. Title What Wondrous Love is This?
Composer Christopher, James
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJC 1058
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 verses
First Publication. 1840, Appendix to The Southern Harmony
Librettist Anonymous, in A General Selection of the Newest and Most Admired Hymns and Spiritual Songs Now in Use, 1811.
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Traditional
Instrumentation 3 voice chorus
Related Works Wondrous Love Fantasy Sonata (Ferrari, Carlotta)
Fuga sopra Wondrous Love (Ferrari, Carlotta)
External Links Wikipedia article, mostly about the hymn text.