Tochter Zion, freue dich

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"Tochter Zion, freue dich"
Christian hymn
Tochter Zion, freue dich.jpg
A print in Liederkranz für Sonntags-Schulen und Jugend-Vereine, St. Louis, 1898
TextFriedrich Heinrich Ranke
LanguageGerman
Based onMovement from Joshua
MelodyGeorge Frideric Handel
Composed1747 (1747)
Published1826 (1826)
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"Tochter Zion, freue dich" (Daughter Zion, rejoice) is a Christian Advent song in German. The text was written by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke, based on music derived from two of Handel's oratorios. The song was published in 1826, assigned to the Entry into Jerusalem. The hymn is part of the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 13 and the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 228, both four-part settings in the Advent section.

The French hymn À toi la gloire O Ressuscité and its English translation Thine Be the Glory, Risen Conquering Son use the same tune.

History[]

Friedrich Heinrich Ranke wrote the text, based on music by George Frideric Handel, for a musical salon of Karl Georg von Raumer around 1820.[1] He knew the music as "Seht, er kommt, mit Preis gekrönet", a chorus from Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus.[1] Handel had first composed it in 1747 for the oratorio Joshua, and added it to Judas Maccabaeus in a revised version in 1751, as See, the Conquering Hero Comes.[1] In both works, the music reflects the triumphant entry of a victorious hero.[2]

The hymn was first published in Hamburg in 1826 in the collection Christliche, liebliche Lieder by Louise Reichardt, Raumer's sister-in-law, and assigned to the Entry into Jerusalem, which at the time had the same prescribed readings as the first Sunday of Advent.[3] It entered collections for schools and became popular.[1]

The hymn is part of the German Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 13 and the 2013 Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 228, both four-part settings in the Advent section.[3]

Music[]

Handel's original version, with English text, has a slightly different melody

Handel's music is a chorus with short lines, sung in homophony.[2] It is written in march rhythm and harmonic simplicity. In Handel's works, the first of three stanzas is scored for three voices, two sopranos and an alto, accompanied by two horns and organ. A second stanza with different text is written for two sopranos, two flutes and organ. Finally, the third stanza, with the text of the first, is sung by four choral parts and a rich basso continuo in dramatic development. Ranke used only the four-part setting, which he modified slightly.[2]

\version "2.18.2" \header { tagline = "" %% removed "Music engraving by LilyPond 2.18.2—www.lilypond.org" } keyTime = { \key f \major \time 2/2 } SopMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { c''2 a'4. (bes'8) c''2 f'2 %% Tochter Zion g'8 (a'8 bes'8 c''8 bes'4) a'4 g'1 \break %% freue dich c''8 (bes'8 c''8 d''8 c''4) c''4 %% Jauchze f''2 c''2 bes'4 (a'4 g'4) g'4 %% laut, Jerusa- f'1 } %% lem a'8 (g'8 a'8 bes'8 a'4) a'4 g'2 f'2 %% Sieh, dein König bes'4 (a'4 g'4) f'4 e'1 %% kommt zu dir f'8 (e'8 f'8 g'8 f'4) f'4 d''2 b'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der c''4 (d''8 c''8 b'4.) c''8 %% Freide- c''1 %% fürst \bar "|." } AltoMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { f'2 f'4. (e'8) f'2 f'2 %% Tochter Zion e'8 (f'8 g'8 a'8 g'4) f'4 e'1 %% freue dich f'2. f'4 %% Jauchze f'2 f'2 e'4 (f'2) e'4 %% laut, Jerusa- f'1 } %% lem f'8 (d'8 f'8 g'8 f'4) f'4 e'2 d'2 %% Sieh, dein König g'4 (f'4 e'4) d'4 cis'1 %% kommt zu dir d'8 (cis'8 d'8 e'8 d'4) d'4 f'2 f'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der e'4 (f'8 e'8 d'4) f'4 %% Freide- e'1 %% fürst } TenorMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { a2 c'4. (bes8) a2 c'2 %% Tochter Zion c'2. c'4 c'1 %% freue dich c'2. c'4 %% Jauchze c'2 a2 bes4 (c'2) bes4 %% laut, Jerusa- a1 } %% lem c'2. c'4 bes2 a2 %% Sieh, dein König cis'4 (d'4 bes4) a4 a1 %% kommt zu dir a2. a4 b2 d'2 %% Ja, er kommt, der c'4 (d'4 g4) g4 %% Freide- g1 %% fürst \bar "|." } BassMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { f2 a4. (g8) f2 a2 %% Tochter Zion c'4 (c4 e4) f4 c1 %% freue dich a8 (g8 a8 bes8 a4) a4 %% Jauchze a2 f2 g4 (a8 bes8 c'4) c4 %% laut, Jerusa- f1 } %% lem f2. f4 c2 d2 %% Sieh, dein König e4 (f4 g4) d4 a1 %% kommt zu dir d2. d4 g2 g2 %% Ja, er kommt, der a4 (f4 g4) g,4 %% Freide- c1 %% fürst } DirectionsMusic = { \repeat volta 2 { s s s s s s s s1 ^\markup { "Fine" } } \break %% Tochter Zion freue dich Jauchze laut, Jerusalem s s s s s s s s1 ^\markup { "Da Capo" } %% Sieh, dein König kommt zu dir Ja, er kommt, der Freidefürst } VerseOne = \lyricmode { Toch -- ter Zi -- on, freu -- e dich Jauch -- ze laut, Je -- ru -- sa -- lem! Sieh', dein Kö -- nig kommt zu dir Ja, er kommt, der Frie -- de -- fürst! } VerseTwo = \lyricmode { Ho -- si -- an -- na, Da -- vids Sohn Sei ge -- seg -- net Dei -- nem Volk! Grün -- de nun Dein e -- wig Reich Ho -- si -- an -- na in der Höh'! } VerseThree = \lyricmode { Toch -- ter Zi -- on, freu -- e dich Hol ihn ju -- bel'nd zu dir ein! Sieh', er kommt de -- mü -- thig -- lich Rei -- tet auf dem E -- sel -- ein! } VerseFour = \lyricmode { Ho -- si -- an -- na, Da -- vids Sohn Sei ge -- grü -- ßet, Kö -- nig mild! E -- wig steht Dein Frie -- dens -- thron Du des ew' -- gen Va -- ters Kind! } \score { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff << \clef "treble-g2" \new Voice = "Sop" { \voiceOne \keyTime \SopMusic } \new Voice = "Alto" { \voiceTwo \AltoMusic } \new Voice = "Directions" { \voiceThree \DirectionsMusic} \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseOne } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseTwo } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseThree } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Sop" { \VerseFour } >> %% \new Staff \new Staff << \clef "bass" \new Voice = "Tenor" { \voiceOne \keyTime \TenorMusic } \new Voice = "Bass" { \voiceTwo \BassMusic } >> >> %% \new ChoirStaff \midi { \tempo 4 = 120 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"church organ" %%church organ sound; please feel free to change to something else %%\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"synth voice" %%\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"voice oohs" %%\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"choir aahs" } \layout { } }

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 17.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 20.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Parent & Stalmann 2000, p. 18.

Cited sources[]

  • Parent, Ulrich; Stalmann, Joachim (2000). Hahn, Gerhard; Henkys, Jürgen (eds.). 13 – Tochter Zion, freue dich. Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 18–22. ISBN 978-3-52-550326-3.
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