Lieblich und schöne sein ist nichts (Johann Hermann Schein)
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- Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2012-09-08). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from original print. Mensural notation, original key and note values, original text spelling, musica ficta clearly marked, clefs modernized, basso continuo part included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Peter Kaplan (submitted 2008-05-26). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 99 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: In original key. Altus part written in tenor clef.
General Information
Title: Lieblich und schöne sein ist nichts
Translated Title: Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades
Composer: Johann Hermann Schein
Larger work: Israelsbrünnlein (Fontana d'Israel)
Number of voices: 5vv Voicings: SSTTB or SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1623 in Fontana d'Israel, no. 11
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Original text and translations
German text (original spelling) |
German text (modernized spelling) |
English translation Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman who lives in the Fear of God, she is to be praised. |