Captain Kidd (Anonymous)

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Editor Allen D. Carden (1792–1857)
Publisher. Info. The Missouri Harmony
Cincinatti & St. Louis: Morgan, Lodge & Co.; the compiler, 1820.
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Misc. Notes Version in 3 parts in A minor
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Arranger Nicholson
Editor William B. Moore
Publisher. Info. Columbian Harmony
Cincinatti: Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher, for the author, 1825.
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Misc. Notes Version in 4 parts in A minor
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Editor William Walker (1809–1875)
Publisher. Info. The Southern Harmony
Spartanburg: William Walker, 1835.
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Misc. Notes Version in 3 parts in A minor
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For Voice (or Unison Chorus), Piano and Synthesizer (Knapicius)
Arranger Joseph Knapicius (b. 1957)
Publisher. Info. Joseph Knapicius
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Misc. Notes Version in F minor
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General Information

Work Title Captain Kidd
Alternative. Title Captain Kid; Through all the world below; God is There!
Composer Anonymous
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IA 2113
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 verses
First Publication. 1818 in Johnson's Tennesee Harmony
Librettist Anonymous: originally 9 verses in Ingalls Christian Harmony, 1805 - also in Mercer's Cluster, p.498
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 6 minutes
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 3-4 voices
Extra Information The tune takes its name from a ballad about the pirate Captain Kidd. A somewhat related tune called Honor to the Hills was published in The Christian Harmony by Jeremiah Ingalls (p.47) in 1805.
First publication under the name Captain Kid, 1818 in Johnson's Tennessee Harmony; further versions of this appear in 1820 in The Missouri Harmony by Allen D. Carden (p.57), 1825 in Columbian Harmony by William B. Moore (p.73, attributed to Nicholson) and 1835 in The Southern Harmony by William Walker (p.50).