Selections from Der Jahrkreis

With this English edition of selections from Der Jahrkreis, the Church music of Hugo Distler now becomes available to any parish choir willing to adventure.  The musical language may at first be unfamiliar; singers will have to sing well-tuned dissonances and, perhaps more difficult for most, to sing rhythmically free melodic lines. The result is worth the effort, when singers, director, and worshiping congregation share in the delights of Distler's ecstatic vision of worship.

Contents and voicing:

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (SSA or T); Oh, Come, the Nations' Savior (SAB); Maria Walks amid the Thorn (SAB); Glory to God in the Highest (SSA or T); Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men (SSA or T); How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (SAB with Instr.) Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (SSA); For God So Loved the World (SAB); Now Has Appeared This Glorious Day (SSA with Instr.); Our Lord Is Risen with Flag Unfurled (SAB); Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (SAB); Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing (SAB, Solo T); All Glory Be to God on High (SAB); The Will of God Is Always Best (SAB); Lord, Send Me What You Will (SSAA); O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold (SSA); God Is Now Our Sure Defense (SSA); Blessed Are the Dead (SSAB); From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (SAB); Triple Amen (SSA or T)

 

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Contents

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates; Oh, Come, the Nations's Savior; Maria Walks amid the Thorn; Glory to God in the Highest; Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men; How Lovely Shines the Morning Star; Jesus, I Will Ponder Now; For God So Loved the World; Now Has Appeared This Glorious Day; Our Lord Is Risen with Flag Unfurled; Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest; Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing; All Glroy Be to God on High; The Will of God Is Always Best; Lord, Send Me What You Will; Or Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold; God Is Now Our Sure Defense; Blessed Are the Dead; From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee; Triple Amen

Tunes

MACHT HOCH DIE TÜR; ERSCHIENEN IST DER HERRLICH TAG; NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND; LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRISTEN; WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET; ERSTANDEN IST DER HEILIG CHRIST; KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER; ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH; ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMEL SIEH DAREIN; AUS TIEFER NOT; CHRISTUS, DER UNS SELIG MACHT; WAS MEIN GOTT WILL

Item Number:

974846POD

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Voicing:

SAB

Instrumentation:

SSA, SST, SAB, SSAA, SSAB

Difficulty:

Medium - Easy

Occasion:

Advent, All Saints' Day, Canticle, Christmas, Church Militant, Church Triumphant, Confession and Absolution, Easter, Epiphany, Funeral, Good Friday, Holy Week, Hope and Comfort, Justification, Lent, Liturgical Music, Passion Sunday, Pentecost, Praise and Adoration, Reformation Day, Trinity, Trust, Word of God

Scripture References:

Luke 2:14; Psalm 46:1–2, 4; Revelation 14:13; Psalm 130; John 3:16

Editor:

Wunderlich, Robert

Composer:

Hugo Distler

Composer, Tune:

Claudin de Sermisy; Nicolaus Herman; Martin Luther; Philipp Nicolai; Hugo Distler; Nicolaus Decius

Composer, Setting:

Hugo Distler

Text Writer:

Ambrose of Milan; Nicolaus Decius; Nicolaus Herman; Martin Luther; Rabanus Maurus; Eduard Mörike; Philipp Nicolai; Sigismund von Birken; Albrecht von Preussen; Georg Weissel

Text Translator:

William Reynolds; Catherine Winkworth; August Crull; Paul T. Buszin; Edward Caswall; Walter E. Buszin; Henry S. Drinker; Robert E. Wunderlich

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