Johann Georg Albinus (6 March 1624 – 25 May 1679) was a German
Protestant
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pastor
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and
hymn
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writer. He studied at the
University of Leipzig
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and served as a rector at the
Naumburg Cathedral Naumburg Cathedral (german: Naumburger Dom St. Peter und St. Paul, ), located in Naumburg, Germany, is the former cathedral of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz. The church building, most of which dates back to the 13th century, is a renowned landmark ...
School and the pastor of
St. Othmar's Church, both in
Naumburg
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. His hymns have been set by various composers, for instance by
Johann Rosenmüller
Johann Rosenmüller (1619 – 10 September 1684) was a German Baroque composer, who played a part in transmitting Italian musical styles to the north.
Career
Rosenmüller was born in Oelsnitz, near Plauen in Saxony. He studied at the University ...
who set his hymn "
Welt, ade! Ich bin dein müde" for
SSATB voices (published 1652), a setting which was adopted by
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 wo ...
as last movement of his cantata
''Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?'' BWV 27 (1726). Also Bach's cantata
''Der Friede sei mit dir'', BWV 158 contains a stanza of this hymn, set to Rosenmüller's
hymn tune (
Zahn No. 6531).
References
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German Protestant hymnwriters
German Baroque composers
1624 births
1679 deaths
17th-century hymnwriters