"O Lord, Seek Us" [Jean Berger]

"O Lord, Seek Us" [Jean Berger]

First line of lyrics: O Lord, seek us, O Lord, find us

Berger, Jean [Jean Pierre]; music (American, born in Germany as Artur Schlossberg, 1909-2002)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1976 [copyright] [publication]

Hackensack: Sole agent, Joseph Boonin, Inc.; John Sheppard Music Press

genre: choral music|sacred music|anthem|song

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 6/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Lord, save us, we perish'"

Tempo markings: "At moderate speed"; quarter note = 104

Format 1: musical score

10 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4664

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Other data reference(s): Record for "O Lord, see us." Las Cruces Campus Library, New Mexico State University, https://nmsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma998343413403856&context=L&vid=01NEWMEX_INST:NMSU_LC&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&lang=en. Accessed 6 Aug 2020.

Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

musical score: Las Cruces Campus Library, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

Record: CRM-lordsaveus-berger

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