Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Christmas hymn
First published in 1599
Unknown originator

First verse:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen,
aus einer Wurzel zart,
wie uns die Alten sungen,

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"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ("Lo, how a rose e'er blooming") is a German Christmas hymn with unknown origin, but is sometimes attributed to Michael Praetorius, which has composed its most familiar harmonization. Its first known appearance was in the 16th century. The song is a religious tale filled with symbolic references (the rose is a symbol for Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus).

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Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (full accompaniment)

"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" for guitar with full accompaniment. Free download in pdf-file and audio (first version).

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Es ist ein Ros entsprungen for flute

"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" for flute in the key of C. Free download in pdf-file and audio.

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Tips on how to learn this song

The melody is played on the strings 2-5 and on the frets 1-3 (including some open strings), which means that the whole song can be played in first position.

Notice the AABA structure. The first, second and fourth sections (the pick-up bar together with bars 1-3, 4-7 and 11-14) are nearly identical whereas the third section (bars 8-10) deviates.

Key, time, tuning and tempo

Information about "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.

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Key

The presented version of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen is played in the key of F.

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Time signature

The song is played in 4/4 tempo (counted one, two, three, four for each measure).

Tuning overview

Tuning

The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).

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Tempo (BPM)

The tempo in beats per minute is 100 for the presented version.

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