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| Engraver
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M. Broome
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| Publisher. Info.
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Birmingham: T. Aris, 1742.
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| Copyright
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General Information
| Work Title
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A Lyrick Poem by Dr. Watts
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Gunn, Barnabas
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IBG 6
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| Text Incipit
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Fairest of all the lights above
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| First Publication.
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1742
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| Librettist
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Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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voices, continuo (Gunn specifies: Treble, Counter-Tenor, Bass, with Organ or Harpsichord, and Cello)
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In the preface Gunn says this piece was written in imitation of Galliard's Hymn of Adam and Eve.