Rochester - Holdroyd, Israel

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"Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 34, Part 2. This tune was composed by Israel Holdroyd as ''Psalm 34 (Israel Holdroyd)'' in 1722, and called '''''Rochester''''' from 1732. It has appeared, with a variety of words and arrangements, in several hundred tunebooks since 1722 (every two years over that time); and in America since 1761. Notably, it appeared in ''Kentucky Harmony'' in 1816, ''Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music'' in 1816, and Allen Carden's ''Missouri Harmony'' in 1820. It appeared in ''The Sacred Harp (1844)'' (page 30) from 1844 to the present with Isaac Watts' words ''Come let us join our cheerful songs'', and ''Southern Harmony'' (page 279) from 1847, with Isaac Watts' words, ''There is a land of pure delight''."

◈ Genre → Psalm

♯ Key A major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range A2 – E5

♩ Tempo animato (120)

◷ Duration ~27 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 14

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 1

CPDL # 52559

Editor Barry Johnston

Posted 2018-12-08

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

Tr.

G#4 – E5

C#4 – A4

E3 – F#4

A2 – B3