Musicalisches Halleluja, oder schöne und geistreiche Gesänge, mit neuen und anmuthigen Melodeyen - Bachofen, Johann Caspar 1695-1755 (Zürich Bürkli, 1803)
Bachofen was a Swiss music teacher and hymn composer.
With a portrait of Bachofen next to the titlepage: "Caspar Bachofen, Gebohren 1697. Gestorben 1755. V.D.M. und Cantor der Carolinischen Schule in Zürich. Er führte seine Kunst Zur Einfalt und Natur."
Of each song the various parts (mostly Cantus I, Cantus II and Bassus Generalis) are printed together on a spread of two pages. Text is printed under the music and extra verses are also on the same pages.
Contains 380 songs
First published in 1727
Ex libris Johann Sch.. Farber?? (in old German Kurrent writing, not sure)
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); 19th Century (1801-1900); Vocal music; Religion; Protestantism; Switzerland; boekoplage; oud-nieuw; Schmidlin; meer benutten zelfde partituur