| Title | Softly, Lightly, Sweetly Sing | 
| Alternative title | Quartette | 
| Creators | Joseph Philbrick Webster (composer) and T. M. Newton (librettist) | 
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| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass and piano | 
| Number of movements | 1 | 
| Keys | C major | 
| Composed | — | 
| First published | 1855 | 
| Dedication | Blakeley Family | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 120 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Quartets | 
| Language | English | 
| Period | Romantic | 
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1855 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Robert A. Hudson | 2019 | Complete Score · view | 
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