Bryn Calfaria
Bryn Calfaria ("Calvary Hill") is a Welsh hymn tune written in 8,7,8,7,4,4,4,7,7 meter. The melody by William Owen is used as a setting for several hymns, most notably the English hymn "Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor" by George Hugh Bourne and the Welsh hymn "Laudamus". The tune is reputed to have been originally written by Owen on a piece of slate whilst on his way to work at the Dorothea quarry in Gwynedd, North Wales.[1]
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![{ \new PianoStaff <<
\new Staff <<
\new Voice \relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"church organ" \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 120 \voiceOne \clef treble
\key g \minor
\time 3/2
\language "english"
d4 d g2 a bf4 bf bf2 a
bf4 c d2 c4( bf) a a g1
d4 d g2 a bf4 bf bf2 a
bf4 c d2 c4( bf) a a g1
g4 a bf2 g
a4 bf c2 a
bf4 c d2 bf4( d)
ef8 d c4 d8 c bf4 c8 bf a g d'1
bf4 c d2 c4( bf) a a g1
\bar "|."
}
\new Voice \relative c' { \voiceTwo
bf4 bf d2 d d4 d g2 fs
g4 g g2 g g4 fs g1
bf,4 bf d2 d d4 d g2 fs
g4 g g2 g g4 fs g1
g4 g g2 d
a'4 g g2 fs
d4 f f2 d4( f)
ef4 f d ef ef ef8 g fs1
g4 g g2 g g4 fs g1
} >>
\new Staff <<
\new Voice \relative c' {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"church organ" \clef bass \key g \minor \time 3/2 \voiceOne
g4 g g2 fs g4 g d'2 d
d4 d d2 ef a,4 d bf1
g4 g g2 fs g4 g d'2 d
d4 d d2 ef a,4 d bf1
bf4 c d2 bf
d4 d ef2 d
bf4 a bf2 bf
bf4 a bf g c c8 bf a1
g4 g d'2 ef a,4 d bf1
}
\new Voice \relative c { \voiceTwo
g4 g bf2 d g4 g g2 d
g4 g bf,2 c d4 d g,1
g4 g bf2 d g4 g g2 d
g4 g bf,2 c d4 d g,1
g'4 g g2 g
fs4 g c,2 d
g4 f bf2 bf,
c4 f bf, ef a, c d1
g4 g bf,2 c d4 d g,1
}
>> >> }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/7/e/7ea314zr88h9dnrhlqbdavee6zehqnl/7ea314zr.png)
References[]
Bibliography[]
- The Hymnal 1982. The Church Pension Fund. 1985. ISBN 0-89869-120-6.
External links[]
Categories:
- Hymn tunes
- Welsh Christian hymns
- Welsh-language songs
- Culture in Gwynedd