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TunesGENEVAN 128

Harmonizer:Claude Goudimel (1564, alt.)
Meter:13.13.13.13
Key:a minor
Source:Genevan Psalter, 1543
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GENEVAN 128 was first published in the 1543 edition of the Genevan Psalter. Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) harmonized the tune in 1564; originally the melody was in the tenor. In the Dorian mode, this tune consists of four long lines in two pairs, consisting of slightly different rhythmic patterns. A striking melody with larger intervals at the beginnings of lines 1 and 2, GENEVAN 128 is worth the effort it may require to learn.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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