Come ye faithful raise the strain
( Come ye faithful raise the strain ; Tis the spring of souls today ; Neither could the gates of death )
Arr.: Lenel, Ludwig (1914-2002) [ Germany ; France ; USA ]
Mel.:
Böhmische Brüder
(1467-15..)
[ Bohemia ]
(1544)
Edition
Published by
Concordia
[USA]
, 1955
Ref. :
98-1384
(8 p.)
, "Easter Music"
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymntune setting ; Anthem
Type of Choir:
SSAB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Easter
Musicological Sources:
In the score it says that the original setting was composed in 1544; obviously there is a discrepancy between this date and the composer's dates given above. ; Tune "Gaudeamus Pariter"
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 987 (52 copies)