Composition: The Seraph (Whitaker, John)

Title The Seraph
Alternative title [Title page transcription: The Seraph, A Collection of Sacred Music, Suitable to Public or Private Devotion, Consisting of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, with Selections from the Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Pleyel, and favorite English and Italian Composers; adapted to Words from Milton, Young, Watts, Wesley, Merrick, Cowper, Henry Kirke White, Dr. Collyer, &c. To which are added Many Original Pieces, Composed, and the Whole arranged for Four Voices, with an Accompaniment for the Piano Forte or Organ, and Violoncello, by John Whitaker.]
Creators John Whitaker (composer)
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Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass and organ
mixed chorus and organ
4 voices and piano
4 voices and cello
mixed chorus
mixed chorus and strings
mixed chorus, strings and organ
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First published 1818
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Composition types Psalms, Hymns, Anthems
Language English
Period Classical
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Button & Whitaker Volume 1 · view
Volume 2 · view

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