Psalm 136 (Ropartz, Guy)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1897
Genre Categories	Psalms; Religious works; For mixed chorus, organ, orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; Scores featuring the orchestra; French language

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Publisher. Info.	Paris: E. Baudoux, n.d.(1897?). Plate E.B. et cie. 432.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	Psalm 136
Alternative. Title	Psaume CXXXVI ; Assis sur les berges du fleuve ; By the rivers of Babylon
Composer	Ropartz, Guy
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IGR 61
Key	B-flat minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1897
First Performance.	1898 in Nancy
First Publication.	1897?
Librettist	Psalm CXXXVII
Language	French
Dedication	Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	15 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	chorus, organ and orchestra

Recorded in 1995 on Marco Polo (reissued in 2001 on Naxos.)

See

This is the psalm usually referred to as 137, but numbering systems differ. Note the opening line: as I sat by the banks of the river.