Edouard Du Puy (ca 1770−1822)

"Harmonie! Douce harmonie" from Six Quatours pour Deux Tenors et Deux Basses

Print
  • Year of composition: Probably 1816
  • Work category: Male choir a cappella
  • Dedication: "composés & tres humblement dediès à Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur Le Prince Royal de Suede & de Norvege" [sic; dedicated to Crown Prince Oscar, later King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway]
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

T.T.B.B.

Examples of printed editions

Publisher's name is missing, printed by C. Müller, Stockholm (lithograph)

Description of work

Andantino G major 6/8

Work comment

This song is probably identical to Du Puy's "Harmonin" [The harmony], with lyrics in Swedish. See separate post for that song.

The collection "Six Quatours pour Deux Tenors et Deux Basses" includes
1. Harmonie! Douce harmonie
2. Regnez divin sommeil
3. Tendre mélancolie, volupté du malheur (in E-flat major)
4. Der Abend schleiert Flur und Hain
5. Tendre mélancolie, volupté du malheur (in D major)
6. Doux instants trop pleins de charmes

See separate post for each song

Libretto/text

Harmonie! Douce harmonie,
viens consoler mon cœur