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DULCE CARMEN

Composer (attributed to): Michael Haydn

Johann Michael Haydn Austria 1737-1806. Born at Rohrau, Austria, the son of a wheelwright and town mayor (a very religious man who also played the harp and was a great influence on his sons' religious thinking), and the younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn, he became a choirboy in his youth at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Vienna, as did his brother, Joseph, an exceptional singer. For that reason boys both were taken into the church choir. Michael was a brighter student than Joseph, but was expelled from music school when his voice broke at age 17. The brothers remained close all their lives, and Joseph regarded Michael's religious works superior to his own. Michael played harpsichord, violin, and organ, earning a precarious living… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: DULCE CARMEN
Composer (attributed to): Michael Haydn
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 12345 43211 14321
Key: A Major/G Major or modal
Source: "Essay on the Church Plain Chant," 1782;Melody from Samuel Webbe's Motetts or Antiphons, 1792
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Free Harmonizations of Favorite Hymns Volume 1: General Hymns I
    Composer/Editor James M. Guthrie
    Published By: Self-published (2017) pp. LL
  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keys: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 11
  • The Art of Hymn Playing Volume 2: 250 Preludes Introductions Free Accompaniments & Alternate Harmonizations
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2009) pp. 14
  • The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
    Composer/Editor Andrew Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 11
  • 150 Last Verse Harmonies: For Use with the Hymn Books of the Baptist, Methodist, United Reformed and Other Free Churches
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 32
  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 12
  • Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 5
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 13
  • More Last Verses: Another Two Hundred Varied Hymn Tune Harmonies
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 9
  • Free Harmonizations of Hymn Tunes: Volume II
    Composer/Editor D. DeWitt Wasson
    Published By: Hinshaw Music, Inc. (1986) pp. 85
  • New Shoots From Old Routes: New Harmonizations of 48 Well-known Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Alec Wyton
    Published By: Sacred Music Press (1983) pp. 26
  • Ten Short Intonations on Well-Known Hymns
    Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1970) pp. 11
  • Free Organ Accompaniments to One Hundred Well-known Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor T. Tertius Noble
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1946) pp. 17
  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 5: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 5

Organ Solo

  • With Love that Has No Ending: Organ Music for Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter
    Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Gabriel Urbain Fauré; Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 36
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 50
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 6
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 74 Number 3 January February 2011: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Franklin Ritter
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 16
  • The Organist's Library Volume 50
    Composer/Editor Franklin Ritter
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2011) pp. 16
  • The Organist Volume 114 Number 4 September October 2010: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 6
  • The Organist in Season: Winter
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Robert J. Powell
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (2006) pp. 42
  • Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 8
  • 64 Hymn Preludes for Organ
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1998) pp. 23
  • Eight Hymn Preludes for Epiphany for Organ
    Composer/Editor Peter Pindar Stearns
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1987) pp. 31
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 50 Number 2 December 1986: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Edward Broughton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 77
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 18 Number 3 January 1984: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Howard Wells; Edward G. Mead
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1984) pp. 66
  • The Sacred Organ Folio No. 28
    Composer/Editor Edward G. Mead
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1983) pp. 66
  • Hymn Preludes for Holy Communion Volume 1
    Composer/Editors Theodore Beck; Donald Busarow
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1979) pp. 33
  • Ten Hymn Preludes In Trio Style Set 2: Arranged for Organ
    Composer/Editor David S. Harris
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (1978) pp. 20
  • Ten Hymn Acclamations
    Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1970) pp. 14
  • Ten Short Intonations on Well-Known Hymns
    Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1970) pp. 10
  • Ten Short Intonations on Well-Known Hymns: Opus 11
    Composer/Editor Paul G. Manz
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1970) pp. 10
  • The Parish Organist Part Eleven: Thirty-five Preludes on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editors Willem Mudde; Paul O. Manz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1966) pp. 44
  • Fifteen Hymn Tune Improvisations - The Church Year and General Use: For Organ with Pipe and Hammond Registration
    Composer/Editor R. Donald Curry
    Published By: Pallma Music Company (1962) pp. 17
  • Organ Music for the Church Year: Improvisations by G. Winston Cassler
    Composer/Editor G. Winston Cassler
    Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1959) pp. 70
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1180
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The Cyber Hymnal #261
Text: Alleluia, Song of Gladness
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Text: Of the Glorious Body Telling
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Text: Word Supreme, Before Creation
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Small Church Music #47
Text: Come, Thou Fount of every blessing
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Instances

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Ancient and Modern #635

Ancient and Modern #635

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #109

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #109

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #198

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #198
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1180

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1180

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #346

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #346
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Common Praise (1998) #550

Common Praise (1998) #550
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Common Praise #427

Common Praise #427
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Common Praise #503a

Common Praise #503a

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #186a

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #186a
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CPWI Hymnal #308

CPWI Hymnal #308

CPWI Hymnal #808

CPWI Hymnal #808
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CPWI Hymnal #809

CPWI Hymnal #809

El Himnario #326

El Himnario #326

El Himnario Presbiteriano #326

El Himnario Presbiteriano #326
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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #407

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #407
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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #346

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #346
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Moravian Book of Worship #310

Moravian Book of Worship #310
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Moravian Book of Worship #560

Moravian Book of Worship #560
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Moravian Book of Worship #589

Moravian Book of Worship #589

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #82

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #82

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #317

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #317
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Small Church Music #47

Small Church Music #47
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Small Church Music #1453

Small Church Music #1453
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Small Church Music #3329

Small Church Music #3329
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The Book of Praise #468

The Book of Praise #468

The Book of Praise #582

The Book of Praise #582
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The Cyber Hymnal #261

The Cyber Hymnal #261
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The Cyber Hymnal #4803

The Cyber Hymnal #4803
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The Cyber Hymnal #7616

The Cyber Hymnal #7616
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The Hymnal 1982 #559

The Hymnal 1982 #559

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #28

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #28

The New English Hymnal #195

The New English Hymnal #195
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Voices United #425

Voices United #425
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Worship (3rd ed.) #413

Worship (3rd ed.) #413
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