Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Michael Praetorius)

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• (Posted 2020-08-08)  CPDL #60072:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-08-08).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 54 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Set from Musæ Sioniæ ... Sechster Theil: original pitches and note values.

• (Posted 2019-03-24)  CPDL #53675:     

Editor: José García Illa (submitted 2019-03-24).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Implementation in just intonation, with annotated score, sound files, harmonic analysis and information about notation: http://www.justaentonacion.com/obras/praetorius_es.htm

• (Posted 2018-11-05)  CPDL #51742:      (LilyPond)

Editor: Alexander Kobel (submitted 2018-11-05).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 38 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Vulpius' 4-part canon and Praetorius' SATB setting on one page. Modernized Protestant version of Layriz' text; simplified distribution of syllables in Vulpius' canon and the alto part in Praetorius' setting ("Wurzel").

• (Posted 2016-09-12)  CPDL #41096:       

Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2016-09-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 230 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Urtext edition with Mensurstrich layout. Original pitch and note values.

• (Posted 2014-06-28)  CPDL #32347: 

Editor: Brian Riedlinger (submitted 2014-06-28).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 152 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Arranged by Brian Riedlinger, a cappella arrangement for SATB.

• (Posted 2008-11-30)  CPDL #18369:       

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2008-11-30).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 77 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Lyrics used by Praetorius are printed between staves (changes to evangelic hymnbook as annotations), alternate (catholic) lyrics are mentioned below the score as well as additional stanzas by F. Layri[t]z

• (Posted 2008-10-24)  CPDL #18173:   

Editor: Norbert Lederbauer (submitted 2008-10-24).   Score information: A4 (landscape), 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2007-07-25)  CPDL #14545:     

Editor: Reinhold Kainhofer (submitted 2007-07-25).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 132 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2006-02-28)  CPDL #11139:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-28).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 16 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.

• (Posted 2005-08-19)  CPDL #09150:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Helmut Kickton (submitted 2005-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 120 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2004-07-03)  CPDL #07459: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2004-07-03).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 63 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2003-05-30)  CPDL #05200:     

Editor: Jose Miguel Galan (submitted 2003-05-30).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: German and Spanish texts.

• (Posted 1999-10-15)  CPDL #00344:      (Finale 1998)

Editor: Carles Gumí (submitted 1999-10-15).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 30 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

Original German and English texts

• (Posted 2008-12-29)  CPDL #18470: 

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-29).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 24 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: German and English texts

English text

‘Lo, how a rose e’er blooming’

• (Posted 2022-01-04)  CPDL #67425:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 49 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with harmony and underlaid words in the version published in The Hymnal 1982.

• (Posted 2022-01-04)  CPDL #67424:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 114 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words.

• (Posted 2019-05-10)  CPDL #54202:       

Editor: St. John's College Freshman Chorus (submitted 2019-05-10).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 85 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: English lyrics. In F major labelled with 10/4 tempo.

• (Posted 2009-12-05)  CPDL #20584:   

Editor: Andrew K. Lenz (submitted 2009-12-05).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2004-05-20)  CPDL #07057:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Unknown   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2000-11-27)  CPDL #01722:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: CC BY 1.0

Edition notes:

‘I know a flower’

• (Posted 2014-11-14)  CPDL #33377:         

Editor: Veronica Brandt (submitted 2014-11-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 103 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from R R Terry's Two Hundred Folk Carols.

Latin text

• (Posted 2001-03-23)  CPDL #02384: 

Editor: Abel Di Marco (submitted 2001-03-23).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 5.86 MB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: "Flos de radice Jesse"

Spanish text

• (Posted 2001-03-23)  CPDL #02385: 

Editor: Abel Di Marco (submitted 2001-03-23).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 6.15 MB   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 6.35 MB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Brotando está la rama, 2 different versions are listed.

French text

• (Posted 2003-01-31)  CPDL #04563:  PDF, MIDI and MusiXTeX files available.

Editor: Andre van Ryckeghem (submitted 2003-01-31).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: French lyrics by A. Mahot. Scroll down to Complete Score "Dans une étable obscure".

Danish text

• (Posted 2015-01-05)  CPDL #34153: 

Editor: Jes Wagner (submitted 2015-01-05).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 659 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Danish text by Thomas Laub

In Portuguese translation, "A flor anunciada"

• (Posted 2021-11-03)  CPDL #66524:           

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-11-03).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Unison voice score, in Eb.

• (Posted 2021-07-10)  CPDL #65017:            Score video: (YouTube) JPG JPG

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-07-10).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original SATB, in F. Lyrics from Harpa de Sião, which develops the original translation from Fr. Pedro Sinzig in Cecília. These publications present a simplified rhythm.

• (Posted 2021-07-10)  CPDL #65018:                  Score video: (YouTube)

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-07-10).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 41 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: TTB adaptation.

• (Posted 2021-07-10)  CPDL #65016:            Score video: (YouTube)

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-07-10).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 41 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Arranged by Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez. ATB version.

Arrangements

• (Posted 2020-01-25)  CPDL #56763: 

Editor: Henk Vogel (submitted 2020-01-25).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Arranged by Henk Vogel. Another descant for 'Lo how a Rose e'er blooming' (or in Dutch: 'Er is een roos ontloken') with organ accompaniment.

• (Posted 2020-01-25)  CPDL #56762: 

Editor: Henk Vogel (submitted 2020-01-25).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Arranged by Henk Vogel. Descant for 'Lo how a Rose e'er blooming' (or in Dutch: 'Er is een roos ontloken') with altered harmonization for organ.

• (Posted 2013-12-23)  CPDL #30834:   

Editor: Arjan van Baest (submitted 2013-12-23).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 86 kB   Copyright: CC BY ND

Edition notes: Arranged by Evert van Merode. a cappella setting for SATB

• (Posted 2011-11-29)  CPDL #25056: 

Editor: J. Ashley Hall (submitted 2011-11-29).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 152 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Arranged by J. Ashley Hall. SA version. Copyright © 2011 by John Ashley Hall — Non-commercial use is permitted — www.ashleyhallmusic.com

• (Posted 2004-10-24)  CPDL #08335:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2004-10-24).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 158 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Arranged by Eva Toller. "Det är en ros utsprungen"; swedish lyrics by Tekla Knös, revised by Eva Toller. All files are available on http://www.evatoller.se/main_mixed_titles_A-D.html (midi files available for each part, traditional folk song.)

General Information

Title: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
Composer: Michael Praetorius
Lyricist: Anonymous Source of text: Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesänge (Köln, Germany: 1599)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB (unless otherwise indicated)
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Languages: German, Spanish, English, French, Swedish, Latin, Danish
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1609 in Musae Sioniae, sechster Theil, no. 53
    2nd published: 1868 in Sammlung von Volksgesängen für den gemischten Chor (Ignaz Heim), no. 4
    3rd published: 1882 in Liederkranz 3. Heft (Erk, Greef), no. 59
    4th published: 1893 in Deutscher Sängerhain (Ernst Schmidt), no. 95
    5th published: 1893 in Unser Liederbuch (E. Linder), no. 25
    6th published: 1895 in Liederschatz für höhere Schulen (Gustav Noack), Volume 3, no. 2
    7th published: 1900 in Liederschatz für gemischten Chor (Moritz Vogel), no. 8
    8th published: 1902 in Concordia, no. 2.30
    9th published: 1912 in Sammlung kirchlicher Lieder für den gemischten Chor (Heim, Hegar), Teil 1, no. 4
    10th published: 1923 in Chorbuch des „Sängerhain“ 1923- (Ernst Dahlke), p. 370
    11th published: 1939 in Cecília – Portuguese translation, no. 10, p. 19
    12th published: 1956 in Magnificat, coletânea de cantos litúrgicos ("Flor de Jessé"), no. 23, p. 30
    13th published: 1961 in Harpa de Sião – Portuguese translation, Edition 4a, no. 6, p. 8
Description:  For this tune with different, older lyrics, see A great and mighty wonder.

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.

• View the Wikipedia article on Es ist ein Ros entsprungen.

• Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
• Links to various English versions
• Video of the original Lutheran version performed by the dwsChorale

See also:

• The Christmas Songbook
  

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Es ist ein Ros entsprungen and A great and mighty wonder.