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For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)
| Arranger
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Jürgen Knuth
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| Publisher. Info.
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Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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English lyrics by Charles Wesley (1707-1788). German lyrics by Matthias Jorissen (1739-1823). These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Lyra Davidica
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| Alternative. Title
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Lyra Davidica: Or, A Collection of Divine Songs and Hymns : Partly New Composed, partly Translated from the High-German, and Latin Hymns: And set to easy and pleasant Tunes, for more General Use ; The Musick Engrav'd on Copper plates.
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| Composer
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Various
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| First Publication.
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1708
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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Mr. William Patersen
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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2-part harmony (treble & bass; e.g. voices & continuo)
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Notable today as the source of the well-known hymn tune, Easter Hymn, with the first published English translation of the Latin hymn, Jesus Christ Is Risen Today ("Surrexit Christus Hodie").