Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)

Ps: 48. [sic] Choro ("Gud vi förbide Tina godhet") / Psalm 48. Kör ("Gud vi förbida dina godhet") [Psalm no. 48, verse 9 "We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God", according to the King James Version]

HRV 501

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  • Year of composition: 1736? (according to Holm)
  • Work category: Mixed choir and orchestra
  • Text author: Book of Psalms 48:[9]10 (Old Testament)
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Instrumentation

0.2.0.0 / 2.0.0.0 / cont. (org) / str

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Location for score and part material

Manuscripts can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Ro:77b, Ro:70b) and Lund University library (Kraus 127, Kraus 200), where there also exists a version for solo voice (soprano) and orchestra (Kraus 127)

Literature

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

Description of work

(no tempo marking) D major 4/4 (C)

Links

Ro:77b
Ro:77b(x)


Work comment

Authenticated work (according Holm)

The manuscript in Ro:77b is inscripted 'Napoli', where Roman stayed in 1736


Libretto/text

Gud vi förbide Tina [sic] godhet 
i Tit [sic] Tempel