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Fifteenth-century German,Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesang (1599),

harmonized by Michael Praetorius (1609);

For Upper Voices (SA), Flute, and Piano

Theodore Baker, trans. (1894)

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

(Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen)

Earlene Rentz, arr.

Printed in U.S.A.Copyright © 2005, Oxford University Press, Inc.

An alternate setting of Earlene Rentz’s Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming for mixed choir (SATB), flute, and piano is avail-able for sale (ISBN 0-19-386891-1) from the Publisher.

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