Christe, du bist der helle Tag (Christe qui lux es et dies) (Christoph Dalitz)

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• (Posted 2020-04-24)  CPDL #58148:   

Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2020-04-24).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 69 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: This edition contains a Latin text. For an edition with a metric English translation underlaid, see the website given below.

• (Posted 2014-08-09)  CPDL #32645:     

Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2014-08-09).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: This edition contains the original German text. For an edition with a metric English translation underlaid, see the website given below.

General Information

Title: Christe, du bist der helle Tag (Christe qui lux es et dies)
Composer: Christoph Dalitz
Lyricist: Erasmus Alber^{create page}

Number of voices: 3,2vv   Voicings: SAB (stanzas 1,3,5,7) and SA (stanzas 2,4,6)
Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2014

Description: Erasmus Alber's translation of the evening hymn "Christe qui lux es et dies" is usually not sung to the medieval chant melody, but to a more recent melody from the 16th century. This arrangement with two alternatim settings (for SAB and SA) is based on the latter melody.

External websites: http://music.dalitio.de/choir/dalitz/christe-du-bist-der-helle-tag/

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Christe qui lux es et dies.