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Georg Weissel
Georg Weissel (1590 – 1 August 1635) was a German Lutheranism, Lutheran minister and hymn writer. Born in Domnovo, Domnau in Ducal Prussia, a vassal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Weissel studied theology and music at the University of Königsberg, with the musicians Johann Eccard and Johann Stobäus, among others. After working as a rector in Pravdinsk, Friedland, he was ordained as minister of the Altrossgarten Church in Königsberg on the second Sunday in Advent 1623. Weissel was a member of the group of poets , along with Simon Dach, Heinrich Albert (composer), Heinrich Albert, , and . Weissel died in Königsberg. 23 of his songs, written following the rules of Martin Opitz, Opitz, are extant. His most popular hymn was written on the occasion of the inauguration of the Altrossgarten Church in 1623. The Advent hymn "Macht hoch die Tür", paraphrasing Psalm 24, begins the current Protestant hymnal ''Evangelisches Gesangbuch'' (EG).Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG) Nr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altrossgarten Church
Altrossgarten Church (german: Altroßgärter Kirche, also spelled ''Altroßgärtner'') was a Prussian Union (Evangelical Christian Church), Protestant church (building), church in northeastern Königsberg, Germany. Johann Friedrich Schultz, an Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment, Protestant, theologian, mathematician and philosopher was Deacon of the church in 1775. History image:AltrossgaerterKirche.jpg, Altrossgarten Church, ca. 1906 The parishioners in the Rossgarten quarter originally belonged to Löbenicht Church. They were then allowed to build a small wooden chapel on Predigerstraße, which was dedicated in 1623 and completed the following year. The first pastor was the hymnist Georg Weissel from Domnovo, Domnau (1590-1635), previously pastor in Pravdinsk, Friedland.Gause, p. 413 Although this church was originally known as the Rossgarten Church (''Roßgärter Kirche''), its name was changed to ''Altroßgärter Kirche'' (Old Rossgarten Church) to differentiate it from Neuross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macht Hoch Die Tür
"Macht hoch die Tür" (Fling wide the door) is a German popular Advent hymn, written in Ducal Prussia in the 17th century. The lyrics were written by Georg Weissel in 1623, for the inauguration of the Altroßgärter Kirche in Königsberg. The melody that is now associated with the text appeared first in 1704 in the hymnal by Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen. "Macht hoch die Tür" appears as number 1 in the current German Protestant hymnal '' Evangelisches Gesangbuch'' (EG 1). It is also part of the Catholic hymnal ''Gotteslob'' (GL 218), among others. As one of the best-known and most popular Advent songs, it was translated, into English by Catherine Winkworth in 1855 as "Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates", also to Swedish and Norwegian, among others. It was also translated to Indian languages like Telugu and Tamil. History The lyrics were written by Georg Weissel in 1623, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Altroßgärter Kirche in Königsberg on the second Sunday in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clergy From Königsberg
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German Lutherans
The religion of Protestantism, a form of Christianity, was founded within Germany in the 16th-century Reformation. It was formed as a new direction from some Roman Catholic principles. It was led initially by Martin Luther and later by John Calvin. History The Protestant Reformation began with the publication of the ''Ninety-five Theses'' by Augustinian monk Martin Luther in 1517. The key element of this religious upheaval was a break from Roman Catholicism's emphasis on tradition, favouring a focus on the Bible. The lasting effects of Luther's Protestant movement within Germany was to question its existing power structures, imploring lay nobles for church reformation, critiquing the Roman mass, sacraments and seeking to reaffirm the importance of faith in good works. His subsequent excommunication from the Church ensured Germany had an ideological divide between Protestant sects and other Christian denominations. Another prominent reformer, Martin Bucer, introduced the rite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Protestant Hymnwriters
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Christmas Oratorio
The ''Christmas Oratorio'' (German: ''Weihnachtsoratorium''), , is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It is in six parts, each part a cantata intended for performance on one of the major feast days of the Christmas period. It was written for the Christmas season of 1734 and incorporates music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a largely lost church cantata, BWV 248a. The date is confirmed in Bach's autograph manuscript. The next complete public performance was not until 17 December 1857 by the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin under Eduard Grell. The ''Christmas Oratorio'' is a particularly sophisticated example of parody music. The author of the text is unknown, although a likely collaborator was Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander). The work belongs to a group of three oratorios written in 1734 and 1735 for major feasts, the other two works being the ''Asce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWV 248 V
(Let honour be sung to You, O God), BWV 248V (also written as BWV 248 V), is a church cantata for the second Sunday after Christmas, which Johann Sebastian Bach composed as the fifth part of his ''Christmas Oratorio'', written for the Christmas season of 1734–35 in Leipzig.Bach Digital Work The Christmas cantata was first performed on . Bach was then Thomaskantor, responsible for music at four churches in Leipzig, a position he had assumed in 1723. History Bach had been presenting church cantatas for the Christmas season in the Thomaskirche (''St. Thomas'') and Nikolaikirche (''St. Nicholas'') since his appointment as director musices in Leipzig in 1723, including these cantatas for the Sunday after New Year's Day: * As part of his first cantata cycle: ''Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind'', BWV 153, first performed on . * As part of his third cantata cycle: ''Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid'', BWV 58 (early version), first performed on , and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nun Liebe Seel, Nun Ist Es Zeit
"", alternatively written "" (Now, dear soul, now it is time), is a Lutheran hymn for Epiphany, in five stanzas of six lines each, by Georg Weissel. It was first printed in 1642, set as a motet by Johannes Eccard. A version with an additional stanza is attributed to Johann Christoph Arnschwanger. Hymnals indicate "" as the singing tune for both the five-stanza and six-stanza versions of the hymn. With this melody, Johann Sebastian Bach used its last stanza in Part V of his ''Christmas Oratorio''. History Weissel was the pastor at the Altrossgarten Church in Königsberg, Prussia, from 1623 until his death in 1635. The hymn was first published in the first volume of ''Preußische Festlieder'' (Prussian festive songs) in Elbing in 1642. It appeared in hymnals such as '' Das Vollständige und vermehrte Leipziger Gesang-Buch'' (1729) in the section for Epiphany, and with "" given as its tune. Arnschwanger's six-stanza version was likewise adopted as a hymn for Epiphany to be sung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the ''Goldberg Variations'' and ''The Well-Tempered Clavier''; organ works such as the '' Schubler Chorales'' and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the ''St Matthew Passion'' and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The Bach family already counted several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician in Eisenach. After being orphaned at the age of 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother Johann Christoph, after which he continued his musical education in Lüneburg. From 1703 he was back in Thuringia, working as a musician for Protestant c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advent Song
Advent songs (german: Adventslieder, link=no) are songs and hymns intended for Advent, the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a Messiah, prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others. Several of the songs are part of hymnals such as the German Catholic ''Gotteslob'' (GL) and the Protestant '' Evangelisches Gesangbuch'' (EG). ''This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.'' 4th century * Veni redemptor gentium 6th century * O Antiphons * Vox clara ecce intonat 12th century * Veni, veni, Emmanuel (the most common setting in the Anglophone world dates to the 19th century) 13th century * Angelus ad virginem * Gabriel's Message 14th century * Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ 15th century * Adam lay ybounden * The Cherry-Tree Carol * Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen * Ther is no rose of swych vertu 16th century * Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen *Es i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Winkworth
Catherine Winkworth (13 September 1827 – 1 July 1878) was an English hymnwriter and educator. She translated the German chorale tradition of church hymns for English speakers, for which she is recognized in the calendar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She also worked for wider educational opportunities for girls, and translated biographies of two founders of religious sisterhoods. When 16, Winkworth appears to have coined a once well-known political pun, ''peccavi'', "I have Sindh", relating to the British occupation of Sindh in colonial India. Early life Catherine Winkworth was born on 13 September 1827 at 20 Ely Place, Holborn on the edge of the City of London. She was the fourth daughter of Henry Winkworth, a silk merchant. In 1829, her family moved to Manchester, where her father had a silk mill and which city figured in the Industrial Revolution. Winkworth studied under the Rev. William Gaskell, minister of Cross Street Chapel, and with Dr. James Martine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such, Wer Da Will, Ein Ander Ziel
"" (Search, whoever wants, for a different goal) is a Lutheran hymn in five stanzas with a text written by Georg Weissel in 1623 to a melody that Johann Stobäus had created in 1613. History The Lutheran theologian Georg Weissel was appointed minister of the Altrossgarten Church in Königsberg in 1623. For the inauguration of the church on the second Sunday in Advent that year, he wrote the hymn "Macht hoch die Tür". When he took up the post as minister the following Sunday, he wrote "" for the occasion. Weissel knew Johann Stobäus, the composer of the tune, already from the time of studies in Königsberg. He used a tune that Stobäus had created in 1613 for a wedding hymn "". The earliest extant print of ''Such, wer da will'' is a five-part motet by Stobäus in a collection ''Preußische Festlieder'' (Prussian festive hymns) that Stobäus published in 1642, of his works and those of his teacher Johannes Eccard. The song was included in several hymnals. In the current German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
