Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Psalm: 59. 17 & 18 [sic]. "Men jag vil Siunga om Tin makt" / Psalm 59:17-18 "Men jag vill sjunga om din makt" (dubiöst verk) [Psalm no. 59, verse 16 (sic) "But I will sing of thy power", according to the King James Version; dubious work]
HRV 891
- Year of composition: before 1753? (according to Holm)
- Work category: Voice(s) with basso continuo
- Text author: According to one of the handwritten copies, the lyrics were written by Mr. Verfving; referring to Johan Gabriel Werving (paraphrase of Book of Psalms 59:[16]17-18 [Old Testament]; included in ”Samlade dikter” [collected poems])
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Instrumentation
cont. (no figures)
Solo voices/choir
soprano
Location for score and part material
Manuscripts can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Ro:77c, Ro:77a, Ro:77b, Ro:81, Ro:85 [2 ex], T-SEB-R), Länsmuseet Västernorrland in Härnösand (166) and Lund University library (Schartau 2:5)
Literature
Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)
Description of work
Allegro ma poco E major 4/4 (C)
Links
Work comment
Dubious work (according to Holm)
Libretto/text
Man jag vil Siunga [sic] om Tin makt,
om morgonen Tin [sic] godhet prisa