Allein Gott in Der Hoh': hymn tune in Tonic Solfa
Allein Gott in Der Hoh', the hymn tune, in Tonic Solfa (doh is G): the solfa, staff notation and a piano to sing along with.
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- t, to s (F♯ to D, a sixth)
- Metre
- 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
- Music
- Plainsong, 10th cent., Valten Schumann, Nikolaus Decius, Harm., Hieronymus Praetorius, Harm., Felix Mendelssohn
- Also called
- Stettin, Decius, To God On High
Melody from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary (CCEH, public domain); tune ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HOH' by Valten Schumann (fl. 1539), Nikolaus Decius (fl. 1539), Harm., Hieronymus Praetorius (fl. 1539) and Harm., Felix Mendelssohn (fl. 1539). Sources and licences.
The solfa
| d- | m-f-s-f- | m-r-m-m- |
| m-rmf-r- | d-r-d-d- |
| m-f-s-f- | m-r-m-m- |
| m-rmf-r- | d-r-d-d- |
| d-rmf-m- | r-de-r-r- |
| m-f-s-f- | m-r-m-d- |
| r-f-m-r- | d-t,-d--- |
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, easy to copy into your own notes or a WhatsApp message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.
Doh is G · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G major.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
About the tune
- Melody: Plainsong, 10th cent.
- Music (Geistliche Lieder, 1539): Valten Schumann (fl. 1539)
- Music, attributed: Nikolaus Decius (fl. 1539)
- Music: Harm., Hieronymus Praetorius (fl. 1539)
- Music: Harm., Felix Mendelssohn (fl. 1539)
Metre: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7. Hymns on this site in the same metre: All Who Believe and Are Baptized, Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice (Es Ist Gewisslich an Der Zeit), Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice (Nun Freut Euch), Look Down, O Lord, from Heaven Behold (Ach Gott Vom Himmel), Look Down, O Lord, from Heaven Behold (Es Ist Das Heil Uns Kommen Her), The Day Is Surely Drawing Near, The Mouth of Fools Doth God Confess.
Melody from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary (CCEH, public domain); tune ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HOH' by Valten Schumann (fl. 1539), Nikolaus Decius (fl. 1539), Harm., Hieronymus Praetorius (fl. 1539) and Harm., Felix Mendelssohn (fl. 1539). The CCEH gives its tunes as four-part scores; this page has the melody only, read from its MIDI file and checked against its incipit, and NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from the notes. It has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
Questions about Allein Gott in Der Hoh'
What is the doh of Allein Gott in Der Hoh'?
In this version, in G major, doh is G. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does Allein Gott in Der Hoh' start on?
It starts on d (G in G major), a pickup before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
What words can be sung to Allein Gott in Der Hoh'?
Allein Gott in Der Hoh' is in the metre 8.7.8.7.8.8.7: lines of 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7 syllables. Words written in the same metre fit it, such as All Who Believe and Are Baptized, Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice (Es Ist Gewisslich an Der Zeit), Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice (Nun Freut Euch); check where the stresses fall before you sing them together.
Is Allein Gott in Der Hoh' in the public domain?
Yes. Valten Schumann's work dates from 1539, Nikolaus Decius's work dates from 1539, Harm., Hieronymus Praetorius's work dates from 1539, Harm., Felix Mendelssohn's work dates from 1539; the tune was first published in 1539. Everyone named died before 1955 and it was published before 1929, so the tune is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements of it can still be under copyright.