The Hymnes and Songs of the Church (Wither, George)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 90 songs (17 with music)
First Publication 1623
Genre Categories Writings; Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; Sacred songs; Songs; For 2 voices; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; English language; For 4 horns (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 4 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Book
#316701 - 11.74MB, 80 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 850×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2014/2/22)

Editor First edition (?)
Publisher. Info. London: the assignes of George Wither, 1623.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes US-Bpr M1490.W5 G5
Many (almost identical) editions bear the same publication date (1623).
This one's dedication begins by "To the high and mightie prince..." and the lyrics are in Blackletter typeface.
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 Complete Score
#652296 - 6.38MB, 86 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Pierre.chepelov

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Pierre.chepelov (2020/10/15)

Editor First edition (?)
Publisher. Info. London: the assignes of George Wither, 1623.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes GB-Lbl 1478.e.6.
Many (almost identical) editions bear the same publication date (1623).
This one's dedication begins by "To the high and mighty prince..." and the lyrics are in Roman typeface.
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 Complete Book (text only)
#662409 - 11.01MB, 374 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Pierre.chepelov

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Pierre.chepelov (2020/12/5)

Publisher. Info. London: T. Bensley, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne, 1815.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes "A new edition, / reprinted from the original published in the reign of K. James I. / with / A Preface by the Editor."
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 Text
#316761 - 15.87MB, 355 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 139×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Music
#316762 - 0.59MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 452×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Editor Edward Farr
Publisher. Info. London: John Russell Smith, 1856.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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 Complete Book
#316763 - 3.72MB, 240 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 593×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2014/2/23)

Publisher. Info. Publications of the Spenser Society, Issue No.30.
Manschester: Charles E. Simms, for the Spenser Society, 1881.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#840344 - 1.42MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/2/15)

Editor Richard Runciman Terry (1865-1938)
Publisher. Info. Tudor Church Music, Vol.4 (pp.317-324)
London: Oxford University Press, 1925. Plate O.U.P. 105.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For 4 Horns (Miller)

 Complete Score and Parts
#567605 - 1.71MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 200×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2019/4/7)

 Engraving Files (MuseScore)
#567606 - 0.09MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 67×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2019/4/7)

Arranger Toby Miller (b. 1964)
Publisher. Info. Toby Miller
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Nos.1, 18 & 34
Optimized for A4 paper: print pages 1-4 double-sided, 5-8 single-sided. Good quality audio files available on Youtube channel Wind Counterpoint
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General Information

Work Title The Hymnes and Songs of the Church
Alternative. Title
Composer Wither, George
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 90 song texts, 17 with music:
  • Part I.
1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung
3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord
4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take
5. Thy beauty, Israel, is gone
9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine
13. Oh my Love, how comely now
14. Arise thou North-winde from the North
18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend
20. Lord, I will sing to Thee
22. O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel
24. How sad and solitary now (alas)
31. Lord, thy answere I did here
34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we
41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord
44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come
  • Part II.
47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord
67. When one among the Twelve there was
First Publication. 1623
Librettist George Wither
Language English
Dedication James I of England (VI of Scotland)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 2 voices, treble & bass
Extra Information First printing of Orlando Gibbons' Song of the Angels.

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Many period editions bear the original publication date (1623). See RISM 990021169, RISM 990021170, RISM 990021171.

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