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.
- 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. |