Zmiluj sie nade mna, Boze, Psalm 51 (50) - Johann Walter - Score

Spiewnik staropolski, Psalmy .- Zmiluj sie nade mna, Boze, Psalm 51 (50)

Composer(s): Walter, Johann (1496-1570) [ Germany ]

Text by Wojewodka, Bernard (died in 1554?) [Lithuania]

Edition

Published by Musica Iagellonica [Poland] , 1996 ; in Psalms (40 p.)

Ref. : MI 0008 (4 p.) , "Songbook of Old Polish Music part IV (Spiewnik Staropolski zeszyt IV)"

Editor or author of the restitution: Pozniak,Piotr

Type of material: Full score

ISMN/ISBN : ISBN 83-7099-035-5

Other titles on the same score: 13 other psalms

Description

Text in: Polish

Epoque: 16th century (1500-1549)

Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Psalm ; Renaissance

Mood of the piece: meditative ; sorrowful ; contemplative ; prayerful ; calm

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3

Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C

Tonality: A dorian ; A aeolian

Duration: 6.0 min.

Liturgical Use: Lent

Number of verses: 20

Musicological Sources: 3 part piece printed as Psalm Dawidow L. Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam nisericordiam Tuam - Lazarz Andrysowic's printing-office, Cracov 1556 (lost), M.Siebeneichera, Cracov 1558 (National Library of Warsaw);

Biblical references: Psalms : 51

Source of text: translation of German version "Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott"