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Hymn Poetry andHymn Tunes :Hymn Poetry andHymn Tunes And the Two Metaphors Preview Excerpt from “Hymnody, Prosody, and Counterpoint”
Tension in the Third Line :Tension in the Third Line Exercise: Identify the tension in these hymns:
“Immortal, invisible, God only wise”
“Great God, we sing Your mighty hand”
Hyfrydol (“Come, Thou long-expected Jesus”)
“O little town of Bethlehem”
“Love divine, all loves excelling”
“It came upon the midnight clear”
“Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee”
“Jesus Christ is risen today”
“We give Thee but Thine Own”
Tension in the Third Line :Tension in the Third Line Melodic Contour
“Immortal, invisible, God only wise” (also note repeat)
“Great God, we sing Your mighty hand”
Hyfrydol (also note repeat; modulational activity as well)
Parallel Minor (vi) and its Dominant (III)
“O little town of Bethlehem” (also note near-repeats in ls. 1, 2, 4)
“Love divine, all loves excelling” (also note repeats in (1), 2, 4)
“It came upon the midnight clear” (also note repeats in (1), 2, 4)
Dominant (V)
“Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee” (also note repeats in (1), 2, 4)
“Jesus Christ is risen today”
Extra Notes
All Short Meter tunes (eg. “We give Thee but Thine Own”)
Bar Form: AAB(A′) :Bar Form: AAB(A′) German poetic/musical form
AA: Aufgesang (“foresong”) = 2 Stollen
B(A′): Abgesang (“aftersong”)
At the end, may quote part (A′) of the Stollen
In Rounded Bar Form (AABA), it repeats a Stolle
Also the source of the spurious claim that Martin Luther adapted “drinking songs” for his hymn tunes
Famous examples of this form:
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren...
Nun danke alle Gott, mit Herzen, Mund und Händen...
Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott, ein gute Wehr und Waffen...
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme…
Hence, one source for the magical third line!
But really, it makes common sense…
Freytag’s Triangle :Freytag’s Triangle After Gustav Freytag (1816 – 1895), from studies of classic dramas exposition climax dénouement rising action falling action
Larger and Smaller Structure :Larger and Smaller Structure “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
Modulation: third line and third half-line
Overall, with contour and modulations considered, resembles Freytag’s Triangle!