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Шаблон:Infobox musical composition "Шаблон:Lang" (The heavens praise the glory of the Eternal), Op. 48/4, is a composition for voice and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, setting the beginning of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert's poem "Шаблон:Lang" (The glory of God from nature), a paraphrase of Psalm 19. Beethoven composed it as part of a collection of lieder on texts by Gelllert, which was published in 1803, known as Gellert Lieder. "Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre" became famous in arrangements for choir, "Die Himmel rühmen!" by Joseph Dantonello and "The Heavens are Telling" by Virgil Thomson.

History

Beethoven wrote the lied for voice and piano as the fourth of a collection of six lieder on texts by Gellert. Gellert's poem in six stanzas, "Шаблон:Lang", appeared first in his 1757 collection Geistliche Oden und Lieder (Spiritual odes and songs). It is a paraphrase of Psalm 19 ("The heavens declare the glory of God"). Like the psalm, the poem speaks of the Creator's magnificence showing in the wonders of nature, which suited natural theology, popular during Gellert's lifetime.Шаблон:Sfn The poem was set to music for voice and continuo in Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Gellert Odes and Songs.Шаблон:Sfn in 1758, among several others.Шаблон:Sfn

Beethoven set the first two stanzas of the poem. It was published as No. 4 in a collection of six lieder by Beethoven on texts by Gellert in 1803.Шаблон:Sfn In the collection, it bears the same title as the poem and begins "Шаблон:Lang".Шаблон:Sfn

Beethoven's setting was arranged for four-part choir, organ and orchestra by Шаблон:Ill and became one of the most popular spiritual songs.Шаблон:Sfn It was arranged for organ and choir as "The Heavens are Telling" in 1925 by Virgil Thomson while he was a student at Harvard University,Шаблон:Sfn and became popular in the United States. Thomas Doss wrote a transcription for wind band with optional choir.Шаблон:Sfn An English version, "The heavens are telling the Lord's endless glory", with Beethoven's melody has appeared in four hymnals.Шаблон:Sfn

Song collection

In the collection Op. 48, Beethoven set six texts by Gellert, all with religious themes, entitled:[1]

  1. Bitten
  2. Die Liebe des Nächsten (Of the love of one's neighbour)
  3. Vom Tode (Of death)
  4. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur (The glory of God from nature)
  5. Gottes Macht und Vorsehung (God's power and providence
  6. Bußlied (Penitential song)

Five songs are marked in German, while only the last one has a conventional Italian marking. The first song begins "Gott, deine Güte reicht so weit" (God, your mercy reaches far), alluding to Psalm 108:4. It is marked Feierlich und mit Andacht (Solemnly and with devotion). The second song, "So jemand spricht: Ich liebe Gott!" (If someone says: I love God), is marked Lebhaft doch nicht zu sehr (Lively but not too much). The third song, "Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht" (My life time is passing by) is marked Mässig und eher langsam als geschwind (Moderately and rather slow than fast). The fifth song claims "Gott ist mein Lied!" (God is my song), marked Mit Kraft und Feuer (With strength and fire). The final penitential song begins "An dir allein, an dir hab ich gesündigt" (Against you alone, against you have I sinned) and is marked Poco adagio (Somewhat slow).[1]

Beethoven dedicated the collection to Count Johann Georg von Browne.[1]

Die Himmel rühmen

Text

Gellert's text is close to the beginning of Psalm 19 in the first two stanzas, which are the only ones that Beethoven used.

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Music

Beethoven ignored the two stanzas of the poem, structuring the text differently as a ternary form, ABA. He used the first two lines for a solemn A section; the following four (two from the first stanza and two from the second) for a softer, narrating middle section, beginning with "Ihn rühmt der Erdkreis" (The circle of the world praises Him); and the final two lines for a slightly modified repeat of the beginning, with the text "Sie kommt und leuchtet" (It comes and illuminates), the second half of the second stanza.Шаблон:Sfn

The music in C major and alla breve time is marked "Majestätisch und erhaben" (Majestic and sublime). The music opens with two measures of solemn chords by the piano.Шаблон:Sfn The motif of a downward broken major triad is also found in other compositions by Beethoven dealing with solemn topics, such as the Dona nobis pacem from his Missa solemnis.Шаблон:Sfn

Die Himmel rühmen!

Beethoven's song and its adaptations became part of music collections, concerts and recordings, with Die Himmel rühmen! sometimes chosen as the title.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The German pop singer Heino chose the song as the title and motto of four church concert series in Germany in 2013.Шаблон:Sfn

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