ST. AUGUSTINE (51232)

Composer (attributed to): Peter Abelard

Abelard, Peter, born at Pailais, in Brittany, 1079. Designed for the military profession, he followed those of philosophy and theology. His life was one of strange chances and changes, brought about mainly through his love for Heloise, the niece of one Fulbert, a Canon of the Cathedral of Paris, and by his rationalistic views. Although a priest, he married Heloise privately. He was condemned for heresy by the Council of Soissons, 1121, and again by that of Sens, 1140; died at St. Marcel, near Chalons-sur-Saône, April 21, 1142. For a long time, although his poetry had been referred to both by himself and by Heloise, little of any moment was known except the Advent hymn, Mittit ad Virginem, (q.v.). In 1838 Greith published in his Spicihgium… Go to person page >

Adapter: Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was born at Eisenach into a musical family and in a town steeped in Reformation history, he received early musical training from his father and older brother, and elementary education in the classical school Luther had earlier attended. Throughout his life he made extraordinary efforts to learn from other musicians. At 15 he walked to Lüneburg to work as a chorister and study at the convent school of St. Michael. From there he walked 30 miles to Hamburg to hear Johann Reinken, and 60 miles to Celle to become familiar with French composition and performance traditions. Once he obtained a month's leave from his job to hear Buxtehude, but stayed nearly four months. He arranged compositions from Vivaldi and other Itali… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. AUGUSTINE (51232)
Composer (attributed to): Peter Abelard
Adapter: Johann Sebastian Bach
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 51232 13554 32314
Key: G Major
Source: J. S. Bach's 'Vierstimmige Choralgesange,' 1769.;M. Weisse's Ein Neu Gesengbuchlen, 1531
Copyright: Public Domain

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 150 Last Verse Harmonies: For Use with the Hymn Books of the Baptist, Methodist, United Reformed and Other Free Churches
    Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 50
  • 150 Last Verse Harmonies: For Use with the Hymn Books of the Baptist, Methodist, United Reformed and Other Free Churches
    Composer/Editor John Alley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 13

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1189
Text: Dear Master, in Thy Way
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Small Church Music #2268
  • PDF Score (PDF)

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Common Praise #307b

Hymns and Psalms #614

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #289

Singing the Faith #590

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Small Church Music #2268

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Small Church Music #2453

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Small Church Music #4093

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The Cyber Hymnal #1189

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Together in Song #508

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