DAS KLEINE DAVIDISCHE PSALTERSPIEL, 1777
Evans lists issues of this item in 1744 (E5340) and 1760 (E8548), containing only hymn texts. The issue of 1764, however, includes a single monophonic tune with Hymn 537 (see p. 528), and the 1777 issue contains two, Hymn 537 (p. 528) and Hymn 576 (p. 571). In 1791 and 1797, issues were published with the same two tunes. In 1781 (E17100) and 1795 (E28283), tuneless issues also appeared. A variant issue of 1797 includes only one tune. Since music occupies so small a proportion of the work, full descriptions of all issues containing music are not given here. Only the earliest issue with both tunes is described and given a number; other issues with music are noted after the entry.
ASMI 309
Das kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions, von alten und neuen auserlesenen Geistes Gesängen, allen wahren Heils-begierigen Säuglingen der Weisheit, insonderheit aber denen Gemeinden des Herrn, zum Dienst und Gebrauch mit Fleiss zusammen getragen in gegenwärtig-beliebiger Form und Ordnung. Nebst einem dreyfachen, darzu nützlichen und der Materien halben nöthigen Register. Zum vierten mal ans Licht gegeben. German-town, gedruckt bey Christoph Saur, 1777. [The Small Davidic Psalter Songbook of the Children of Zion, with old and new selected sacred songs; for all true salvation-seeking babes of truth; however, especially assembled for those congregations of the Lord, in a form and order popular today, including a three-part index which is useful and necessary, due to the material. Published for the fourth time. Germantown, printed by Christoph Saur, 1777-]
3 p.l., 572, [22] + p. 116.5 x 9 cm.
1st p.l. recto, t-p.; verso blank; 2d & 3d 1., recto & verso, 'Vorrede' [introduction]; p. [1]-572, 'Preis und Ehre, Weisheit und Stärke, sey unserm Gott und dem Lamm!' [praise and honor, wisdom and strength be to our God and to the Lamb], texts for 576 hymns, w. tunes on p. 528, 571; p. [573]-[80], 'Das Erste Register' [the first index]; p. [580]-[87], 'Das Zweyte Register' [the second index]; p. [587]-[94], 'Ein Register socher Lieder und Psalmen, welche Einerley Melodie können gesungen werden' [an index of songs and psalms which can be sung to the same melody].
2 monophonic tunes; full text. No attribs. 2 1st Am. pr. identified. Probably not American tunes.
No Core Repertory.
E15242 (MWA). CSmH (inc.), DLC, MWA* (copy described appears to lack a page at the end), PHi, PPG, PPL, PPPM, PPLT, PSt.
NOTE: The following issues also contain music:
1764. Zum dritten mal ans Licht gegeben. Germantown gedruckt bey Christoph Sauer, 1764.
3 p.l., 570, [24] p. (E9602) 1 tune.
1791. Zum sechsten mal ans Licht gegeben. Chesnuthill, gedruckt bey Samuel Saur, 1791.
Published as the Law directs. 3 p.l., 572, [22], 55, [1] p. (E23197) 2 tunes.
1791. Zum sechsten mal ans Licht gegeben. Chesnuthill, gedruckt bey Samuel Saur, 1791.
Published as the Law directs. 3 p.l., 572, [22], 42 p. Not in Evans. RPB. 2 tunes.
1797. Germantaun: Gedruckt bey Michael Billmeyer, 1797.
3 p.l., 572, [22] p., 1 l., 21, [1] p. (E31816) 2 tunes.
1797. Zweyte verbesserte Auflage. Baltimore: Gedruckt bey Samuel Saur, 1797.
Published as the Law directs. 3 p.l., 572, [22], 55, [1] p. (E31815) 1 tune.
The MWA copy of the edition (1777) described here includes two leaves, each with a printed hymn text; they do not seem integral to the book and hence are omitted from the entry. The first is pasted to the flyleaf facing the title-page, the second to the inside back cover.
ASMI pp. 383-384.