LISBON (Read)

LISBON (Read)

Composer: Daniel Read (1785)
Published in 147 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Daniel Read

Daniel Read; b. 1757, Rehoboth, Mass.; d. 1837, New Haven, Conn.An American composer and a primary figure in early American classical music. He was one of the “Yankee Tunesmiths” (1st New England School of Music) when classical music was popular in Europe. Read was a private in Massachusetts militia and later a comb maker and owner of a general store in New Haven, CN. He was only the 3rd composer in the U. S. to put out a collection of his own music. His work, “The American Singing Book” went through 5 editions, making him the most popular composer in the nation. Others often plagarized his tunes in those days. Tunebook sales supplemented his general store income, including “The Columbian Harmonist” (3 volumnes) with 3 revi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LISBON (Read)
Composer: Daniel Read (1785)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 16512 33214 32511
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1227
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #4111
Text: Lord, Who Shall Come to Thee?
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7222
Text: Welcome, Sweet Day of Rest
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
TextPage Scan

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #27

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1227

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #442

Himnos de la Iglesia #92

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #313

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4111

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7222

The Sacred Harp #467

The Shenandoah Harmony #6B

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