COMPOSITIONS

ANTHEMS

TITLE

SETTINGS

1. And Jesus said: It is finished (adapted from Haydn’s Seven Last Words)

S solo, strings

2. Behold the Lord hath proclaimed

SATB or SSAB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

3. Die mit Thränen säen

SATB, strings, continuo

4. Gelobet sei der Derr

SATB, 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings, continuo

5. Give thanks to the Lord

SATB or SSAB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

6. Go, Congregation, go (Geh mit ihm, O Gemeine)

S solo, strings, continuo

7. Gott hat uns angenehm

SATB, strings, continuo

8. Heil dem besten Hirten

SSTB, 2 horns, strings

9. How beautiful upon the mountains

SATB, strings, continuo

10. I will greatly rejoice

SATB, 2 horns, continuo

11. I will mention the loving kindness

S duet, strings, continuo

12. Lo, this is our God

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

13. Loveliest Immanuel (Prince of Peace, Immanuel)

S solo, strings, continuo

14. Mein Herz freuet sich

SATB, strings, continuo

15. My heart shall rejoice

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

16. Now may the God of all grace

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

17. O du Gottes Lamm (transcribed from Bach)

SATB, SATB, 2 flutes, strings, continuo

18. On this day praise the Lord

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

19. Seine Gnade soll nicht von dir weichen

SATB, strings, continuo

20. Shout ye heav’ns

SATB, 2 horns or trumpets, strings, continuo

21. Siehe, um Trost war mir sehr bange

S solo, strings, continuo

22. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

23. Sing ye heav’ns

SATB, 2 horns, strings, continuo

24. Surely He has born our grief

SATB, strings, continuo

25. The Lord bless you more and more

SATB, strings, continuo

26. Unsre Selle wartet auf den Herrn

SATB, 2 flutes, horn, strings, continuo

27. Unto us a child is born

SATB, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo

28. Wie theuer ist deine Güte

SA, strings, continuo

29. Wiederholts mit süssen Tönen (alternate arrangement of the following no. 30)

SATB, SATB, 2 flutes, strings, continuo

30. Wiederholts mit süssen Tönen (alternate title: This repeat in tones harmonious, or Sing with awe in strains melodious)

SATB, 2 flutes, strings, continuo

31. Worthy is the Lamb

SATB, 2 oboes, 2 horns or trumpets, strings, continuo

 

These works can be found in one the following collections:

*Salem Congregation Collection (Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, NC)

*Herbst Collection (Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, NC)

*Bethlehem Congregation Collection (Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA)

*Dover Congregation Collection (Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA)

*Nazareth Congregation Collection (Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA)

*Lititz Congregation Collection (Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA)

*Archiv der Brüderunität, Herrnhut, Germany

Adapted from John Antes, "American Dilettante", by Donald M. McCorkle. Musical Quarterly, October 1956.

Hymn-tunes (Chorales)

Hymn Title

Source

1. Behold, how in Gethsemane

No. 48 in A

2. Behold, how in Gethsemane (another tune)

No. 16 in B

3. Bliss beyond compare

No. 26 in A, no. 38 in B

4. Can any contemplation

No. 13a in B

5. Christ my rock, my sure defense

No. 30 in A

6. Christ our Saviour look on thee

No. 42 in A

7. Christ the Lord, the Lord most glorious

No. 23 in A, no. 34 in B, no. 6 in C

8. Church humbly bow down

No. 34 in A

9. Come children and trace

No. 35 in A

10. Dearest Jesu come to me

No. 10 in A, no. 8 in B

11. Der Heils Genuss

Archiv der Brüderunität, A, 13:123

12. For grace I weep and pant

No. 7 in A, no. 24 in B, no. 2 in C

13. Go forth in spirit, go

No. 3 in A, no. 9 [i.e. 10] in B

14. God, Holy Ghost, in mercy

No. 16 in A, no. 35 in B, no. 7 in C

15. Gracious Redeemer

No. 47 in A

16. He’s merciful and kind

No. 37 in A

17. How could I bear to be partaker

No. 50 in A, no. 28 in B

18. How great a bliss to be

No. 25 in A, no. 22 in B

19. How well art Thou, O Lord

No. 24 in A, no. 12 in B

20. I kneel in spirit

No. 5 in A, no. 5 in B

21. In joyful hymns of praise

No. 6 in A, no. 23 in B, no. 1 in C

22. In that important doleful night

No. 32 in A

23. In the glorious presence

No. 17 in A, no. 36 in B, no. 8a in C

24. In the glorious presence (another tune)

No. 8b in C

25. Lost in this contemplation

No. 21 in A

26. May God us bless

No. 1 in A, no. 7 in B

27. My Redeemer overwhelm’d with anguish

No. 27 in A, no. 30 in B

28. My Saviour thou thy love to me

No. 8 in A, no. 39 in B

29. My soul awake and render

No. 49 in A

30. "No English hymn to it"

No. 28 in A

31. Now haste my soul with awe

No. 31 in A

32. Now I have found the ground

No. 25 in B

33. O deepest grief

No. 15 in A, no. 31 in B, no. 5a in C

34. O Jesus may my whole behaviour

No. 41 in A, no. 26 in B

35. O Lord, ashamed and blushing

No. 40 in A, no. 4 in B

36. O Lord in me fulfill

No. 29 in A, no. 27 in B, no. 4 in C

37. O Lord in me fulfill (another tune)

No. 44 in A

38. O Son of God, high Priest

No. 39 in A, no. 2 in B

39. O Son of God, high Priest (another tune)

No. 3 in B

40. O tell me no more

No. 33 in A

41. O what a depth of boundless love

No. 4 in A, no. 6 in B

42. O whence am I brought

No. 36 in A, no. 20 in B

43. O whence am I brought (another tune)

No. 21 in B

44. O world see thy Creator

No. 45 in A

45. Rise, exalt our Head and King

No. 17 in B

46. Sinners come, the Saviour see

No. 19 in A, no. 18 in B

47. Soul in this most awful season

No. 22 in A, no. 33 in B, no. 3 in C

48. Teach us, O Lord, the crosses mystery

No. 38 in A, no. 1a in B

49. That I am thine

No. 46 in A, no. 14 in B

50. That I am thine (another tune)

No. 15 in B

51. The impression of what Christ

No. 2 in A

52. Thou, O Jesus, art a gracious Lord

No. 13 in A

53. Thy wounds and blood

No. 20 in A, no. 29 in B

54. Unto the Lamb of God

No. 18 in A, no. 19 in B

55. What good news the angels bring

No. 11 in A, no. 9 in B

56. What my soul should bow to thee

No. 43 in A

57. What splendid rays of truth and grace

No. 14 in A, no. 32 in B, no. 5b in C

58. Ye virgins be girt with alacrity

No. 12 in A, no. 11 in B, Archiv der Brüderunität, A 13:123

59. Ye who believe on Jesus

No. 9 in A, no. 37 in B

Symbols:

A—MS collection of 50 tunes without title page; cover inscribed with the name "Alex. Cossart Hassé" and the note "This book belonged to Br. John Antes who gave it to C. F. Hassé." In the British Provincial Archives, Moravian Church, London.

B—A Collection of Hymn tunes chiefly composed for private amusement by Jn° Antes. MS collection of 39 tunes in British Provincial Archives, Moravian Church, London.

C—MS collection of 10 tunes in an autograph collection of anthem scores by Antes in the Salem Congregation Collection, Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, N.C. (S134A, p. 47-48).

 

Adapted from John Antes, "American Dilettante", by Donald M. McCorkle. Musical Quarterly, October 1956.

SECULAR MUSIC

 

TITLE

SOURCE

Tre Trii, per due Violini and Violoncello, Obligato Dedicati a Sua Excellenza il Signore G. J. de Heidenstam, Ambassatore de Sa Maj il Re de Suede a Constantinopel, Composti a Grand Cairo dal Signore Giovanni A-T-S. Dilletante Americano Op. 3. London: J. Bland at 45 Holborn (c. 1778-95)

Salem Congregation Collection (Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, NC)

Sibley Music Library

Six Quartettos (presumably for strings) mentioned in a letter from Antes to Benjamin Franklin dated July 10, 1779, presently at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, PA

Manuscript Unlocated

Adapted from John Antes, "American Dilettante", by Donald M. McCorkle. Musical Quarterly, October 1956.


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