The Ancient Lyre (Zeuner, Charles)
| Title | The Ancient Lyre, or Boston Professional Musical Society's Collection of Church Music. |
| Alternative title | The Ancient Lyre: a collection of old, new and original Church Music. Under the approbation of the Professional Musical Society in Boston. Arranged and composed by Ch. Zeuner, organist at Park Street Church, and to the Handel and Haydn Society. |
| Creators | Charles Zeuner, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | 4 voices 4 voices and organ mixed chorus mixed chorus and organ |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1836 |
| Dedication | The New York Sacred Music Society and the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Hymns, Psalms, Anthems, Chants |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | Crocker and Brewster | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Boston: Crocker and Brewster | 1838 | Prefatory Material Score (pp.7-46) Score (pp.47-86) Score (pp.87-126) Score (pp.127-166) Score (pp.167-206) Score (pp.207-246) Score (pp.247-256, 265-295) Score (pp.296-326) Score (pp.327-358 end) Indices |
| View | Complete | — | Boston: Crocker and Brewster | 1848 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Prefatory material Score (pp.7-165) Score (pp.166-361) Indices |
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