{"slug": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien", "name": "WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN", "meter_label": "7.6.7.6.D", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "composer": "johann-steuerlein", "composer_date": "1575", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "a", "mode": "major"}, "preferred_harmonization": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien-cpdl", "provenance": {"layer": "tune", "source": "steuerlein-1575", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN (7.6.7.6.D), melody by Johann Steuerlein (1546-1613), first published 1575 with the composer's own four-part setting; the standard tune for Martin Behm's \"Wie lieblich ist der Maien\" (1606) and, in English use, for Monsell's \"Sing to the Lord of harvest.\" Steuerlein died 1613 \u2014 the composition is unambiguously public domain. Encoded fresh from the CPDL #80284 edition (ed. Johannes Becker, 2024): the edition's LilyPond source was translated by hand into house format and verified note-for-note against the same edition's PDF engraving and MusicXML (69/52/52/58 notes S/A/T/B, pitch- and duration-identical). A major, 4/4, quarter-note pickup; the first-strain repeat is written out in full (form AABA'). All musical components pre-1931; only the 2024 typeset itself is CPDL-licensed, and our .ly is a fresh re-encoding of the public-domain notes.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "CPDL #80284, \"Wie lieblich ist der Maien\" (Johann Steuerlein), ed. Johannes Becker, 2024, https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Wie_lieblich_ist_der_Maien_(Johann_Steuerlein); LilyPond source cross-checked against the edition's MusicXML and PDF, then re-encoded by hand into house format", "encoding_license": "CPDL"}, "harmonization": {"slug": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien-cpdl", "tune": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien", "music_file": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien-cpdl.ly", "harmonizer": null, "arrangement_type": "harmonization", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "a", "mode": "major"}, "time": "4/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [17, 34, 52], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": false, "refrain": null, "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "steuerlein-1575", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Johann Steuerlein's own four-part setting (1575) of his tune WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN; composer d. 1613, so the composition is unambiguously public domain. Re-encoded by hand from the CPDL #80284 edition (ed. Johannes Becker, 2024) and verified note-for-note against that edition's PDF engraving and MusicXML (69/52/52/58 notes S/A/T/B, pitch- and duration-identical). The one accidental outside the key, the alto E-sharp at the phrase-6 cadence (C-sharp-major chord), is printed in the source and carried as eis'. Only the 2024 typeset is CPDL-licensed; our .ly is a fresh re-encoding of the public-domain notes.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "CPDL #80284, \"Wie lieblich ist der Maien\" (Johann Steuerlein), ed. Johannes Becker, 2024, https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Wie_lieblich_ist_der_Maien_(Johann_Steuerlein); LilyPond source cross-checked against the edition's MusicXML and PDF, then re-encoded by hand into house format", "encoding_license": "CPDL"}, "music_ly": "%% WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN (7.6.7.6.D) \u2014 four SATB voice streams, canonical key A major.\n%% Corpus harmonization source for the HymnBookGenerator close-score engine.\n%% RULES (CI-enforced): exactly the variables soprano/alto/tenor/bass/global;\n%% absolute octaves; each voice rhythmically complete; NO chords <>, NO <<>>,\n%% NO \\break, NO \\bar, NO lyrics.\n%%\n%% Johann Steuerlein's own four-part setting (1575) of his own tune. Re-encoded\n%% by hand from the CPDL #80284 LilyPond source (ed. Johannes Becker, 2024) and\n%% verified note-for-note against that edition's PDF engraving and MusicXML\n%% (69/52/52/58 notes S/A/T/B, pitch- and duration-identical). The source's\n%% first-strain \"\\repeat unfold 2\" is written out in full (no volta support);\n%% form AABA': strains at notes 1-17, 18-34, 53-69, B-section at 35-52.\n%% 4/4 with a quarter-note pickup. Melismas are slurred: the soprano sings four\n%% two-note eighth groups in each strain (a'-b', cis''-d'', cis''-b', a'-gis')\n%% and in phrase 6 three eighth pairs plus one three-note group\n%% (a'8 gis'16 fis'16); the bass answers with two eighth pairs (d-e, fis-gis)\n%% in each strain. Alto and tenor are fully syllabic (52 notes each). The one\n%% accidental outside the key is the alto E-sharp at the phrase-6 cadence\n%% (a C-sharp-major chord, V of F-sharp minor), printed in the source.\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key a \\major \\time 4/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n  cis''4 cis''4 cis''4 cis''4 a'4 b'2 b'4 b'4\n  a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'16 fis'16) gis'2.\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n}\nalto = {\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n  a'4 a'4 a'4 a'4 e'4 gis'2 gis'4 gis'4\n  fis'4. fis'8 fis'4 fis'4 eis'2.\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n}\ntenor = {\n  a4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n  a4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n  e'4 e'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 e'2 e'4 e'4\n  cis'4. cis'8 cis'4 cis'4 cis'2.\n  gis4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n}\nbass = {\n  a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n  a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n  a,4 a4. a8 a4 a4 e2 e4 e4\n  fis4. fis8 fis4 fis4 cis2.\n  cis4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n}\n"}, "harmonizations": [{"slug": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien-cpdl", "tune": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien", "music_file": "wie-lieblich-ist-der-maien-cpdl.ly", "harmonizer": null, "arrangement_type": "harmonization", "canonical_key": {"tonic": "a", "mode": "major"}, "time": "4/4", "pickup": "4", "system_breaks": [17, 34, 52], "final_barline": "|.", "amen": false, "verse_variable_melisma": false, "refrain": null, "provenance": {"layer": "harmonization", "source": "steuerlein-1575", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Johann Steuerlein's own four-part setting (1575) of his tune WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN; composer d. 1613, so the composition is unambiguously public domain. Re-encoded by hand from the CPDL #80284 edition (ed. Johannes Becker, 2024) and verified note-for-note against that edition's PDF engraving and MusicXML (69/52/52/58 notes S/A/T/B, pitch- and duration-identical). The one accidental outside the key, the alto E-sharp at the phrase-6 cadence (C-sharp-major chord), is printed in the source and carried as eis'. Only the 2024 typeset is CPDL-licensed; our .ly is a fresh re-encoding of the public-domain notes.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "CPDL #80284, \"Wie lieblich ist der Maien\" (Johann Steuerlein), ed. Johannes Becker, 2024, https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Wie_lieblich_ist_der_Maien_(Johann_Steuerlein); LilyPond source cross-checked against the edition's MusicXML and PDF, then re-encoded by hand into house format", "encoding_license": "CPDL"}, "music_ly": "%% WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN (7.6.7.6.D) \u2014 four SATB voice streams, canonical key A major.\n%% Corpus harmonization source for the HymnBookGenerator close-score engine.\n%% RULES (CI-enforced): exactly the variables soprano/alto/tenor/bass/global;\n%% absolute octaves; each voice rhythmically complete; NO chords <>, NO <<>>,\n%% NO \\break, NO \\bar, NO lyrics.\n%%\n%% Johann Steuerlein's own four-part setting (1575) of his own tune. Re-encoded\n%% by hand from the CPDL #80284 LilyPond source (ed. Johannes Becker, 2024) and\n%% verified note-for-note against that edition's PDF engraving and MusicXML\n%% (69/52/52/58 notes S/A/T/B, pitch- and duration-identical). The source's\n%% first-strain \"\\repeat unfold 2\" is written out in full (no volta support);\n%% form AABA': strains at notes 1-17, 18-34, 53-69, B-section at 35-52.\n%% 4/4 with a quarter-note pickup. Melismas are slurred: the soprano sings four\n%% two-note eighth groups in each strain (a'-b', cis''-d'', cis''-b', a'-gis')\n%% and in phrase 6 three eighth pairs plus one three-note group\n%% (a'8 gis'16 fis'16); the bass answers with two eighth pairs (d-e, fis-gis)\n%% in each strain. Alto and tenor are fully syllabic (52 notes each). The one\n%% accidental outside the key is the alto E-sharp at the phrase-6 cadence\n%% (a C-sharp-major chord, V of F-sharp minor), printed in the source.\n\\version \"2.24.0\"\n\nglobal  = { \\key a \\major \\time 4/4 \\partial 4 }\n\nsoprano = {\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n  cis''4 cis''4 cis''4 cis''4 a'4 b'2 b'4 b'4\n  a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'16 fis'16) gis'2.\n  e'4 a'8( b'8) cis''8( d''8) cis''8( b'8) a'8( gis'8) fis'2 fis'4 fis'4\n  e'4 a'4 a'4 gis'4 a'2.\n}\nalto = {\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n  a'4 a'4 a'4 a'4 e'4 gis'2 gis'4 gis'4\n  fis'4. fis'8 fis'4 fis'4 eis'2.\n  cis'4 cis'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 d'2 d'4 d'4\n  cis'4 fis'4 e'4. e'8 cis'2.\n}\ntenor = {\n  a4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n  a4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n  e'4 e'4 e'4 e'4 cis'4 e'2 e'4 e'4\n  cis'4. cis'8 cis'4 cis'4 cis'2.\n  gis4 a4. a8 a4 a4 a2 a4. b8\n  cis'4 d'4 b4 b4 a2.\n}\nbass = {\n  a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n  a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n  a,4 a4. a8 a4 a4 e2 e4 e4\n  fis4. fis8 fis4 fis4 cis2.\n  cis4 a,4 a,4 a,4 a,4 d2 d8( e8) fis8( gis8)\n  a4 d4 e4 e4 a,2.\n}\n", "preferred": true}], "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}