Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam (Johann Hermann Schein)
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- Editor: Ross Jallo (submitted 2014-11-07). Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 177 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original key and note values. Editorial accidentals added.
General Information
Title: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
Composer: Johann Hermann Schein
Lyricist: Martin Luther
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SS
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: Basso continuo, Violin, Viola
First published: 1618 in Opella nova, geistlicher Concerten … auff italiänische Invention componirt, 3–5vv, bc (Leipzig)
Description: Schein sets the Lutheran baptism hymn for two sopranos, two instruments (unspecified, though violin and viola would work) and continuo.
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam.