BUSSLIED (Beethoven)

BUSSLIED (Beethoven)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1803)
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

A giant in the history of music, Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Bonn, Germany, 1770; d. Vienna, Austria, 1827) progressed from early musical promise to worldwide, lasting fame. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished viola and organ player, but he became famous primarily because of his compositions, including nine symphonies, eleven overtures, thirty piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, the Mass in C, and the Missa Solemnis. He wrote no music for congregational use, but various arrangers adapted some of his musical themes as hymn tunes; the most famous of these is ODE TO JOY from the Ninth Symphony. Although it would appear that the great calamity of Beethoven's life was his loss of hearing, which turned to total deafness during the last… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BUSSLIED (Beethoven)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1803)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 51122 32343 22234
Key: G Major
Source: Adapted from "Busslied," (An Dir allein, an Dir hab' ich gesündigt), one of six sacred songs, by Gellert, set to music by Beethoven, 1803.
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #13

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Jugendharfe #242

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Rettungsjubel #179

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #360

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