Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1864 or before |
Genre Categories | Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; |
Related Works | Based on an excerpt from Symphony No.9 by Beethoven |
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Work Title | Hymn to Joy ; Joy |
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Alternative. Title | Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee |
Composer | Hodges, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Key | A-flat major, A major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Text Incipit | 1. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Van Dyke, 1907) 2. Rise, My Soul and Stretch Thy Wings (Seagrave, No.254) 3. Since I've Known a Savior's Name (Wesley, No.255) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1864 or before |
First Publication. | 1864 in The Trinity Collection of Church Music (Nos.254, 255) |
Librettist | Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933) The authors whose words were attached to Beethoven's melody in the 1864 collection
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Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices |
Related Works | Based on an excerpt from Symphony No.9 by Beethoven |
External Links | Wikipedia article Hymnary Hymntime Article by John David Peterson |
Extra Information | Hodges' arrangement was originally set to different words than the 1907 of Van Dyke, which is now most widely known. |