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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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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24 tunes, 1 canon
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First Publication.
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1708
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Librettist
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Anonymous, attributed Richard Roach (see article link)
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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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voice (or unison chorus) and continuo; or 2 voices; 7 equal voices (canon)
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External Links
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Church Times article
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Extra Information
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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"). Only one melody is attributed: Triumphant Harmony, by F. H.
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