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'''"David's Lamentation"''' is a work for four-part chorus by [[William Billings]]. Written in 1778,<ref name="american-musician">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/billings.htm |title=William Billings (1746-1800), Father of American Choral Music |work=American Music Preservation |accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> it sets a text drawn from the story of King David's response to the slaying of his rebellious son Absalom. First published in Billing's ''Singing Master's Assistant'', the song was included in the ''[[Sacred Harp (book)|Sacred Harp]]'', spreading Billings' music beyond his native New England into the American South.<ref name="hamilton">{{cite web |url=http://www.calstatela.edu/sites/default/files/centers/Wagner/documents/Hamilton2005.pdf |title="When David Heard": Three Settings |last=Hamilton |first=John |format=[[PDF]] |date=August 2005 |accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> The [[Virginia Glee Club]] first performed "David's Lamentation" jointly with the Goucher College Glee Club in 1955. They performed it during the [[Glee Club 1992-1993 season]] as part of a set of alternate settings of the text, including [[Josquin Des Pres]]'s "[[Absalon, Fili Mi]]," [[Thomas Tomkins]]'s "[[When David Heard (Tomkins)|When David Heard]]," and a commissioned setting of "[[When David Heard (Broening)|When David Heard]]" by [[Benjamin Broening]]. It is included on the 1993 recording ''[[Music for a Noble Acoustic]]''. The Glee Club's performance, directed by [[John Liepold]], recasts the SATB harmony as TTBB close harmony, with the soprano and alto parts sung an octave down. == Performances == * [[Concert at Goucher (1955)]] (with the [[Goucher College Glee Club]]) * [[Kickoff Concert (1992)]] * [[Concert at River Road Baptist Church (1993)]] * [[Spring Concert (1993)]] * [[Finals Concert (1993)]] == Recordings == * [[Music for a Noble Acoustic]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:1778 compositions]] [[Category:Glee Club repertoire]] [[Category:American compositions]] [[Category:Choral compositions]]
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