Lo, How a Rose

title

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

who translated stanzas 1-2

Theodore Baker, 1894

who translated stanzas 3-4

Harriett R. Spaeth, 1875

who translated stanza 5

John C. Mattes, 1914

Original language

German

when was it originally written

ca. 1500

Who wrote the harmonies and when

Michael Praetorius, 1609

what hymn/page number is it

305

written for

4 voices (SATB)

key

F major

time signature

none

style markings

none

articulation markings

slurs:

tenor, ms 3

tenor, ms 7

tenor and bass, ms 10

alto, ms 13

order of beats

2, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4

how many measures

15

how many phrases

4

how many verses

5

rests

none

what type of note is in the first measure

half note

first cadence

ms 3, bt 2, DC

last cadence

ms 15, bt 1, PAC

when would this piece be played

Advent/Christmas

what does the rose represent

Virgin Mary

text

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming

from tender stem hath sprung,

of Jesse’s lineage coming,

as men of old have sung.

It came, a flow’ret bright,

amid the cold of winter,

when half-spent was the night.

when was it first printed

1599, Germany

Soprano range

D4-D5

alto range

A3-A4

tenor range

E3-C4

bass range

F2-Bb3

soprano starting pitch

C5

alto starting pitch

A4

tenor starting pitch

C4

bass starting pitch

F3