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A collection of anthems, As the same are now performed in his Majesty's Chapels Royal, &c. Published by the Direction of the Reverend the Sub-Dean of his Majesty's said Chapels Royal.
Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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Sacra concerto: or, the voice of melody. Containing an introduction to the grounds of music; also, forty-one psalm-tunes, and ten anthems; Some of them being suited to Various Occasions. The Whole is composed in Three and Four Parts; being set forth in those Keys that are most agreeable to the Sense of the Words; and brought within the Compass of the Voice: being chiefly intended for the use of country choirs. The Whole being intirely New, and never before in Print. By Benjamin West, of Northmpton.
Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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New church melody: being a set of anthems, psalms, hymns, &c. on various occasions, in four parts. With a great variety of other anthems, psalms, hymns, &c. composed after a Method entirely new, and never printed before. By William Knapp, Author of the first Book of Psalm Tunes and Anthems on various Occasions. With An Anthem on psalm cxxvii. by one of the greatest Masters in Europe. Together with four excellent Hymns, and an Anthem for the Nativity. To which is added, An Imploration to the King of Kings. Wrote by King Charles I. during his Captivity in Carisbrook Castle in the Isle of Wight, Anno Domini 1648. Together with An Anthem for the Martyrdom of that blessed Prince.
Date: [1765?]- Books
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An anthem (to be performed preceding the sermon) before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Corporation of the City of London, and the Honble Artillery Company, on Thursday the 29th of November, 1798, at St. Paul's Cathedral, being the day appointed for a general thanksgiving, for the late glorious victory obtained by His Majesty's ships of war, under the command of Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson of the Nile, over the French fleet, and other recent successes of His Majesty's forces. The music selected from the works of George Frederick Handel, Esq. by the Rev. Weldon Champness, M.A. Sub-Dean. Thomas Attwood, Esq. organist. Chorus. Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the Gods? Who is like Thee, glorious in Holiness; fearful in Praises; doing Wonders! Thou stretchedst out thy Right Hand. Thy Right Hand, O Lord, is become glorious in Power: Thy Right Hand, O Lord, hath dashed in Pieces the Enemy. And in the Greatness of thine Excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee. Duett. - Mr. Page and Mr. Revnolds. The Lord is a Man of War; Lord is his Name. - Pharoah's Chariots, and his Host, hath he cast into the Sea; his chosen Captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. Solo. - Master Suett. Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Chorus. The Lord shall Reign for ever and ever. Solo. The Horse and his Rider hath he thrown into the Sea. Chorus. The Lord shall Reign for ever and ever, for he hath triumphed gloriously. - The Horse and his Rider hath he thrown into the Sea.
Date: 1798]- Books
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A set of new psalms and anthems, in four parts: on various occasions. Viz. I. For Christmas-Day. II. For the Martyrdom of the Blessed King Charles I. III. For Easter-Day. IV. For Ascension-Day, or the Sunday after. V. For Whitsunday. VI. For the Happy Restoration of King Charles II. Vii. For Gunpowder-Treason. Viii. For the Use of the People of Blandford, on the Fourth of June, being the Day that Town was destroyed by Fire. IX. On a King or Queen's Accession to the Throne. X. For the Holy Sacrament. XI. For Weddings. XII. For Funerals, &c. And an introduction to psalmody, after a plain and familiar manner. By William Knapp. With An Anthem in Six Parts, by a very eminent Master. And An Anthem composed from the original Manuscript of King Henry the Seventh; which has been performed with the greatest Applause in the King's Chapel, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster-Abbey. The seventh edition. To which is added, a pastoral hymn, by the late Joseph Addison, Esq; set to Musick by Dr. William Boyce, Composer to his Majesty's Chapel Royal.
Date: M.DCC.LXII. [1762]