Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)

"Herrans heliga Namn"

HRV 853

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  • Year of composition: 1756-1757
  • Work category: Voice(s) with basso continuo
  • Text author: Anders Nicander (hexameter paraphrase of the Book of Psalms no. 117 [Old Testament])
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Instrumentation

cont.

Solo voices/choir

soprano

Location for score and part material

Handwritten copy can be found at the Lund University Libraries (Wenster Ä:2)

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Ro:77c, Ro:78c

Literature

Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)

Bengtsson, Ingmar: "Äkthetsproblem och en vitter tullkontrollör". I: Festskrift till Jens Peter Larsen. Köpenhamn 1972.

Bengtsson, Britta och Helenius-Öberg, Eva: "Med Maria valt det bästa. Kring ett nyfunnet Romanbrev". I: STM 72 (1990) s. 85-89.

Description of work

Vivace D major 2/4

Links

Ro:77c
Ro:78c


Work comment

Authenticated work (according to I. Bengtsson and Holm)

The autograph shows an inscription by H14 (identified as Roman's eldest son), indicating that it existed at Haraldsmåla at the time he helped this father organizing his music library, which most likely took place in the autumn of 1756.


Libretto/text

Herrans heliga Namn beprise all hedena Skare [sic]
och det otaliga folk som finnes i Verldene [sic] vida