Johann Justus Kahle (11 February 1668 in
Helmstedt
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– c. 1731 in
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
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) was a German
organist
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and
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
.
Life
He was born, son of the baker Bathold Kahle, on 11 February 1668, and christened on 12 April 1668 in the church . Nothing is known of his childhood; and his name cannot be found in the records of the
Academia Julia. He was first organist at St. Stephani, then he moved to be organist at Zellerfeld.
He is known today only through the discovery in the library in Ostrava of his church consecration cantatas which he composed on behalf of Otto Ludwig von Veltheim around 1704.
[Erik Dremel. Ostrauer Patron's music. 2010]
Works
Four Psalm Cantatas for soprano and instruments for dedication of the Ostrava church:
* Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth (
Psalm 84
Psalm 84 is the 84th psalm of the Book of Psalms. The Book of Psalms forms part of the ''Ketuvim'' section of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version o ...
), cantata for soprano, 2 oboes, 2 violins and basso continuo
* Wie der Hirsch schreyet nach frischem Wasser (
Psalm 42), cantata for soprano, 2 violins and basso continuo
* Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen (
Psalm 121
Psalm 121 is the 121st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint a ...
), cantata for soprano, solo violin and basso continuo
* Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (
Psalm 100
Psalm 100 is the 100th psalm in the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. In English, it is translated as "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands" in the King James Version (KJV), and as "O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands" in the Book ...
), cantata for soprano, 2 oboes, 2 violins and basso continuo
Recordings
* Psalm 84 "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen"; Psalm 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit"; Psalm 121 "Ich hebe meine Augen auf"; Psalm 100 "Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt" +
Joachim Pauli
Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...
: Zions Trost; Der Tag ist hin, nun kömmt die Nacht. Maria Skiba, Collegio Halense, Christoph Schlütter, Querstand, DDD, 2010
References
External links
Consecration in Ostrava
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17th-century German composers
18th-century German composers
German organists
German male organists
1668 births
1730s deaths
17th-century male musicians