Hymnal collection from 1702
Posted on: January 28, 2012 in music by Mikey A.
Tags: Christ, christianity, church, God, holy spirit, hymn, hymnal collection, Jesus, jesus christ, lutheran, music, sheet music
Got this from the Finnish Literature Society’s webstore… a replica and critical edition of “Yxi Tarpelinen Nuotti-Kirja” (A Necessary Book of Sheet Music), a Finnish hymnal collection published in 1702… Quite an interesting book, there are many very beautiful hymns with very old-fashioned lyrics (the Finnish poetical tradition hadn’t developed yet and the language is