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DULCETTA

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

A giant in the history of music, Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Bonn, Germany, 1770; d. Vienna, Austria, 1827) progressed from early musical promise to worldwide, lasting fame. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished viola and organ player, but he became famous primarily because of his compositions, including nine symphonies, eleven overtures, thirty piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, the Mass in C, and the Missa Solemnis. He wrote no music for congregational use, but various arrangers adapted some of his musical themes as hymn tunes; the most famous of these is ODE TO JOY from the Ninth Symphony. Although it would appear that the great calamity of Beethoven's life was his loss of hearing, which turned to total deafness during the last… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DULCETTA
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Incipit: 32114 33222 34617
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1342
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)

Instances

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Himnario de la Iglesia Metodista Episcopal #129

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #71

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On Wings of Song #109

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #300

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #301

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School and College Hymnal #14

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School and College Hymnal #15

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Songs of Comfort #11

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The Coronation Hymnal #195

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The Methodist Hymnal #88b

The Praise Hymnal #146

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The Service Hymnal #44

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The Woman's Hymnal #71

Union Hymnal #115

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Worship and Service Hymnal #2

Youth Worship and Sing #3

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