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Melody composed by
Bartholomäus Gesius
| 1562-1613
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Melody composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann
| 1681-1767Telemann's extremely rich compositional output, the fruits of three quarters of a century's work, encompasses almost all genres of music; in his vocal works it ranges from songs with basso continuo accompaniment to chamber and church cantatas, and to opera. In his own assessment, church music played a central role in his output; he alone probably composed over 1,600 church cantatas, as well as cantata-style funeral music settings (such as Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin), psalm settings (for example, Deus judicium tuum) and oratorios. Throughout his works Telemann showed himself to be a progressive composer, open to new trends and keen to experiment whilst exploring new directions; not without reason was he called a forerunner of classicism. However, his compositions constitute only a part of his importance to music history: as a music publisher, the author of publications for teaching, the director of middle-class music societies and initiator of public concerts, he made a considerable contribution to creating the preconditions for the support of the musically-educated middle classes in the ensuing era of music. Personal details
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Songwriter / Librettist
Paul Gerhardt
| 1607-1676Paul Gerhardt wurde am 12. März 1607 in Gräfenhainichen bei Wittenberg geboren. Nach dem Besuch der Fürstenschule in Grimma, einer der Eliteschulen des Kurfürstentums Sachsen, begann er 1628 sein Theologie-Studium in Wittenberg. Dieser Ort – Ursprung der lutherischen Bewegung – war prägend für sein weiteres Leben. Hier erhielt Gerhardt die theologische Bildung, die Grundlage war für seine spätere Tätigkeit als Pfarrer und Textdichter. Nach seinem Studium arbeitete er als Hauslehrer und wurde 1657 Diakonus an St. Nikolai in Berlin – die nächste wichtige Station. Durch Gerhardts enge Zusammenarbeit unter anderem mit Johann Crüger und dessen Nachfolger Johann Georg Ebeling entstand ein wichtiger intellektueller und künstlerischer Kreis in Berlin. Ebeling war es auch, der eine erste vollständige Gerhardt-Ausgabe edierte: Pauli Gerhardi Geistliche Andachten (1666/67). Darin enthalten sind 120 seiner später insgesamt 137 Lieder. Allein schon aufgrund der Vielzahl seiner Liedtexte stellt Gerhardt den wichtigsten evangelischen Textdichter nach Luther dar. Personal details
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Songwriter / Librettist
Jürgen Henkys
| 1929-2015
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Arranger
Szymon Godziemba-Trytek
| 1988
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