Lyra Davidica (Various)

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Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Performers Jürgen Knuth
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Sheet Music

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PDF scanned by archive.org
Olmsted (2011/6/5)

Editor First edition
Engraver Francis Hoffman
Publisher. Info. London: printed for J. Walsh, J. Hare, and P. Randal, No.1708, 1708.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Mixed Chorus (Knuth)

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Arranger Jürgen Knuth
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Misc. Notes English lyrics by Charles Wesley (1707-1788).
German lyrics by Matthias Jorissen (1739-1823).
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General Information

Work Title Lyra Davidica
Alternative. Title 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.
Composer Various
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 tunes, 1 canon
First Publication. 1708
Librettist Anonymous, attributed Richard Roach (see article link)
Language English
Dedication Mr. William Patersen
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voice (or unison chorus) and continuo; or 2 voices; 7 equal voices (canon)
External Links Church Times article
Extra Information 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").
Only one melody is attributed: Triumphant Harmony, by F. H.