Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr a 8 (Michael Praetorius)

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• CPDL #25582:     

Editor: Ross Jallo (submitted 2012-02-13).   Score information: Letter, 16 pages, 282 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third (A); note values reduced. Keyboard reduction provided for rehearsal.

General Information

Title: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Composer: Michael Praetorius
Lyricist: Nikolaus Decius

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: This setting of the German Gloria in excelsis is No. 11 in Praetorius's Musae Sioniae, Part III (Helmstedt, 1607).

Original text and translations

German text

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Und Dank für seine Gnade,
Darum daß nun und nimmermehr
Uns rühren kann kein Schade.
Ein Wohlgefalln Gott an uns hat,
Nun ist groß Fried ohn Unterlaß,
All Fehd hat nun ein Ende.