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ERMUNTRE DICH

Composer: Johann Schop

Johann Schop Germany 1590-1667. Born at lower Saxony, Germany, he became a Lutheran composer and violinist, much admired for his virtuoso and technical ability. In 1614 Duke Friedrich Ulrich made him a probationary musician in the Hofkapelle at Wolfenbuttel. He performed playing various instruments, but excelled as a violinist. He was engaged permanently in 1615, but the same year he responded to a summons to join the flourishing musical establishment of King Christian IV of Denmark in Copenhagen. There he met English viol player, William Brade, who had earlier been in service to Hamburg, Germany (and may have taught Schop there). Schops compositions for the violin set impressive demands for that area at that time. He also played oth… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ERMUNTRE DICH
Composer: Johann Schop (1641)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7
Incipit: 11234 55453 43232
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Johann Schop (PHH 122) composed ERMUNTRE DICH in triple meter for the Rist text with which it was published in Himmlische Lieder (1641). Johann Crüger (PHH 42) adapted the tune for his Praxis Pietatis Melica (1648). The isorhythmic (all equal rhythms) setting in the Psalter Hymnal is the Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) arrangement from his Christmas Oratorio (1734).

ERMUNTRE DICH is a bar form (AAB) tune consisting of four long, majestic, and stately lines. Often congregations will sing this hymn in unison, but Bach's rich harmonization could be an interesting challenge for choir. When the hymn is sung in harmony, the tempo should be slower. Use lots of bright mixtures on the organ. The harmonization is one of the more difficult ones in the Psalter Hymnal but is well worth the effort.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Final Stanzas Volume 3: Hymn Settings for Organ and Descanting Instrument
    Composer/Editor David Maxwell
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 12
  • The Art of Hymn Playing 2nd edition: 250 Preludes Introductions Free Accompaniments & Alternate Harmonizations
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2006) pp. 44
  • Grace Notes XII
    Composer/Editor Timothy Albrecht
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2005) pp. 14

Organ Solo

  • PedalPoint Volume 41 Number 2 January February March 2021: For Church Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editor Keith Christopher
    Published By: LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2021) pp. 25
  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Three Tunes DE: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; David Maxwell
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 136
  • Earth Shall Ring: Ten Settings for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
    Composer/Editor David Maxwell
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2009) pp. 8
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 31 Number 1 November 2008 General, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2008) pp. 14
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 42
    Composer/Editor Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2007) pp. 53
  • Hark the Glad Sound: Carols for Organ
    Composer/Editor Lynn L. Peterson
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2007) pp. 26
  • Starry Night: Organ Meditations for Christmas
    Composer/Editors James Southbridge; Benton Price
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2007) pp. 6
  • Christmas Alleluias: Carols and Classics for Organ
    Composer/Editors Dennis Eliot; Johann Schop; Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2006) pp. 38
  • The Organist Volume 110 Number 5 November December 2006: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2006) pp. 53
  • Bethlehem's Light: 5 Chorale Preludes on Christmas Hymnody
    Composer/Editor Benjamin M. Culli
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2005) pp. 4
  • Grace Notes XII
    Composer/Editor Timothy Albrecht
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2005) pp. 14
  • The Organist's Library Volume 34
    Composer/Editor Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 84
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 66 Number 2 November December 2002: A Bi-monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2002) pp. 84
  • Hymnal Supplement 98 Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 1 Advent / Christmas / Epiphany
    Composer/Editors David A. Johnson; Ralph C. Schultz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2000) pp. 26
  • Seasonal Hymn Preludes Volume 4 Christmas Part 3: Op. 11
    Composer/Editor Robin Dinda
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (1998) pp. 18
  • The Times of Worship Volume One: The Time of Christmas: Settings of Twenty-one Hymns for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany for Organ alone or for Organ and Narrator
    Composer/Editor Richard Hudson
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (1997) pp. 33
  • Preludes in Classic Style for Organ
    Composer/Editors Eugene McCluskey; Roger C. Wilson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 6
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 44
    Composer/Editors Johann Schop; Roger C. Wilson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 48
  • The Organist Volume 95 Number 5 November 1991: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors James Mansfield; Benton Price
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1991) pp. 46
  • Chorale Preludes for Organ
    Composer/Editor James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 42
  • The Organist Volume 80 Number 5 November 1976 Christmas and Thanksgiving Issue: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1976) pp. 31
  • The Amateur Organist No. 48: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
    Composer/Editor Johann Schop
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1968) pp. 48
  • The Amateur Organist Number 48: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
    Composer/Editor Johann Schop
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1968) pp. 48
  • The Organist Volume 72 Number 5 November 1968: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Johann Schop
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1968) pp. 48
  • Twenty-One Chorale Preludes: Volume 1
    Composer/Editors Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg; Robert M. Thompson
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1967) pp. 35
  • Five Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Organ: With Hammond Registration
    Composer/Editor Edward H. Wetherill
    Published By: Theodore Presser Company (1965) pp. 11
  • Noel: Christmas Music for Organ
    Composer/Editors Willard Nevins; Johann Sebastian Bach
    Published By: Carl Fischer, Inc. (1964) pp. 7
  • Chorales of Our Heritage
    Composer/Editor Jean Pasquet
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1962) pp. 6
  • Hymntune Preludes for the Organ Volume 1: Advent Christmas Epiphany
    Composer/Editor G. Winston Cassler
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1960) pp. 4

Piano Solo

  • What Can I Play on Sunday? Complete Collection: 610 Easily Prepared Piano Arrangements for Services throughout the Year
    Composer/Editor Cindy Berry
    Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2013) pp. 212
  • The Art of the Piano Volume 2: Masterful Solos for Christmas
    Composer/Editor Mark Hayes
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 48
  • The Church Pianist Volume 16 Number 2 November December 1999: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Franklin Ritter
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1999) pp. 20
  • Songs of Bethlehem: Solo Piano for Christmas
    Composer/Editor Don Wyrtzen
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1996) pp. 28
  • Crusade Piano Solos Volume Three: Excellent, Inspiring Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
    Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1974) pp. 9

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #114
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