Die Kantaten von Gottfried August Homilius sind aus der protestantischen Musikpflege der Zeit nach 1750 nicht weg zudenken. Sie erfreuten sich größter Beliebtheit in weiten Teilen des deutschsprachigen Europas
und Homilius genoss den Ruf des "besten Kirchenkomponisten".
Aufführungsdaten belegen, dass seine Kantaten auch im 19. Jahrhundert noch vielfach musiziert wurden. Bis heute zeugen viele Hand schriften von der einstigen Beliebtheit und großen Verbreitung dieser Musik, deren Wiederentdeckung nun begonnen hat.
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- Coro. Frohlocke, Zion
- Recitativo. Hinweg, ihr zweifelnden Gedanken
- Corale. Ei mein Perle, du werte Kron
- Recitativo. Zwar kann die Welt
- Aria. Du bist mein Reichtum
- Corale. Wend von mir nicht dein Angesicht
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Composer
Gottfried August Homilius
| 1714-1785Gottfried August Homilius, the son of a pastor, was born in Rosenthal (Saxony) on 2 February 1714. In May 1735 he enrolled as a law student at Leipzig University. Likewise, it was probably at this time that Homilius was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach; the latter fact had been attested to by Johann Adam Hiller. Apart from Bach, Homilius also had contact with Johann Schneider, a Bach pupil and organist at the Nicolaikirche, for whom he also substituted. After unsuccesfully applying for a post as organist in Bautzen, Homilius was appointed organist at the Dresden Frauenkirche in 1742. In 1755 Homilius succeeded Theodor Christlieb Reinhold as Kreuzkantor and music director of the three main churches in Dresden, a position that he occupied until his death on 2 June 1785. Personal details
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Editor
Uwe Wolf
| 1961As a musicologist, Dr. Uwe Wolf is particularly at home in the 17th and 18th centuries. The focus of his work ranges from the time of Monteverdi and Schütz to Bach and the generation of Bach's sons and pupils through to Viennese Classicism. He has been head of the editorial department at Carus-Verlag since October 2011. Prior to this, he worked in Bach research for over 20 years. Personal details
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