{"slug": "dennis", "name": "DENNIS", "meter_label": "S.M.", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "composer": "hans-georg-nageli", "composer_date": "1828", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "g", "mode": "major"}, "preferred_harmonization": "dennis-oh216", "provenance": {"layer": "tune", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Tune DENNIS, adapted from Hans Georg N\u00e4geli (1773\u20131836), c. 1828; long the standard tune for John Fawcett's \"Blest Be the Tie That Binds.\" Melody encoded from the Open Hymnal Project (X:216) and verified note-by-note against the hymnary.org tune incipit (33132 72111 61151) and, independently, the Cyber Hymnal SATB MIDI (arr. Lowell Mason, 1845). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:216 (melody line)", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication"}, "harmonization": {"slug": "dennis-oh216", "tune": "dennis", "music_file": "dennis-oh216.ly", "harmonizer": "donna-snell", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "g", "mode": "major"}, "time": "3/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [16], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": true, "refrain": null, "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pd_by_dedication", "pd_evidence": "Tune DENNIS (Hans Georg N\u00e4geli, 1773\u20131836, c. 1828); four-part setting by Donna Snell (c. 1975), explicitly released into the public domain by the arranger on 10 Nov 2010 (per the Open Hymnal Project X:216 credit block). The tune is pre-1931; the harmonization is public domain by the arranger's dedication. Ten ornamental soprano melismas slurred from the w: lyric alignment and cross-checked against the Cyber Hymnal SATB MIDI (true-bass QUEBEC agrees on 9/10; the tenth, on \"Chris\", is confirmed by the explicit Open Hymnal lyric line).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:216", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication"}, "music_ly": "%% DENNIS (S.M.) \u2014 \"Blest Be The Tie That Binds\"\n%% Imported from Open Hymnal ABC X:216 via tools/abc_import.py\n%% Tune 'Dennis' by Hans Georg Naegeli (1773-1836), c.1828; four-part setting by\n%% Donna Snell (c.1975), released into the public domain by the arranger 10 Nov 2010.\n%% Ten ornamental soprano melismas slurred from the w: lyric alignment; verified\n%% independently against the Cyber Hymnal SATB MIDI (true-bass QUEBEC) \u2014 9/10 agree,\n%% the 10th ('Chris', held-note 14) confirmed by the OH explicit lyric line.\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key g \\major \\time 3/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  b'4 b'4( g'4) b'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'2 g'4 g'4( e'4) g'4 g'4( d'4) g'4 fis'2 a'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'4( b'4) d''4 d''4( a'4) c''4 b'4( d''4) e''4 d''4( b'4) c''4 b'4( g'4) a'4 g'2\n}\nalto = {\n  g'4 g'4( d'4) g'4 fis'4( d'4) fis'4 d'4( e'4) f'4 e'2 c'4 d'2 d'4 d'2 fis'4 fis'4( d'4) d'4 d'4( g'4) g'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'2 g'4 g'2 g'4 g'4( e'4) fis'4 d'2\n}\ntenor = {\n  d4 d4( b,4) d4 d2 d4 d4( e4) d4 c2 c4 b,2 b,4 d2 d4 fis4( d4) c4 b,4( d4) d4 fis4( d4) d4 d2 g4 g2 e4 d2 c4 b,2\n}\nbass = {\n  g,4 g,2 g,4 d2 c4 b,4( c4) d4 c2 e,8 fis,8 g,2 b,4 d2 d4 d2 fis,4 g,2 b,4 d2 fis,4 g,4( b,4) c4 b,4( g,4) a,4 d2 d,4 g,2\n}\n\n"}, "harmonizations": [{"slug": "dennis-oh216", "tune": "dennis", "music_file": "dennis-oh216.ly", "harmonizer": "donna-snell", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "g", "mode": "major"}, "time": "3/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [16], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": true, "refrain": null, "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pd_by_dedication", "pd_evidence": "Tune DENNIS (Hans Georg N\u00e4geli, 1773\u20131836, c. 1828); four-part setting by Donna Snell (c. 1975), explicitly released into the public domain by the arranger on 10 Nov 2010 (per the Open Hymnal Project X:216 credit block). The tune is pre-1931; the harmonization is public domain by the arranger's dedication. Ten ornamental soprano melismas slurred from the w: lyric alignment and cross-checked against the Cyber Hymnal SATB MIDI (true-bass QUEBEC agrees on 9/10; the tenth, on \"Chris\", is confirmed by the explicit Open Hymnal lyric line).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "Open Hymnal Project 2014.06, X:216", "encoding_license": "PD-dedication"}, "music_ly": "%% DENNIS (S.M.) \u2014 \"Blest Be The Tie That Binds\"\n%% Imported from Open Hymnal ABC X:216 via tools/abc_import.py\n%% Tune 'Dennis' by Hans Georg Naegeli (1773-1836), c.1828; four-part setting by\n%% Donna Snell (c.1975), released into the public domain by the arranger 10 Nov 2010.\n%% Ten ornamental soprano melismas slurred from the w: lyric alignment; verified\n%% independently against the Cyber Hymnal SATB MIDI (true-bass QUEBEC) \u2014 9/10 agree,\n%% the 10th ('Chris', held-note 14) confirmed by the OH explicit lyric line.\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key g \\major \\time 3/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  b'4 b'4( g'4) b'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'2 g'4 g'4( e'4) g'4 g'4( d'4) g'4 fis'2 a'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'4( b'4) d''4 d''4( a'4) c''4 b'4( d''4) e''4 d''4( b'4) c''4 b'4( g'4) a'4 g'2\n}\nalto = {\n  g'4 g'4( d'4) g'4 fis'4( d'4) fis'4 d'4( e'4) f'4 e'2 c'4 d'2 d'4 d'2 fis'4 fis'4( d'4) d'4 d'4( g'4) g'4 a'4( fis'4) a'4 g'2 g'4 g'2 g'4 g'4( e'4) fis'4 d'2\n}\ntenor = {\n  d4 d4( b,4) d4 d2 d4 d4( e4) d4 c2 c4 b,2 b,4 d2 d4 fis4( d4) c4 b,4( d4) d4 fis4( d4) d4 d2 g4 g2 e4 d2 c4 b,2\n}\nbass = {\n  g,4 g,2 g,4 d2 c4 b,4( c4) d4 c2 e,8 fis,8 g,2 b,4 d2 d4 d2 fis,4 g,2 b,4 d2 fis,4 g,4( b,4) c4 b,4( g,4) a,4 d2 d,4 g,2\n}\n\n", "preferred": true}], "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}