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Paul or Paulus Stockmann (3 January 1603 – 6 September 1636) was a German academic, preacher and hymn-writer. He fought at the Battle of Lützen in 1632 and later served as court preacher to
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, before dying of the plague in 1636. Some of his hymns are included in the Danish hymnbook ''Psalmebog for Kirke og Hjem''. Single stanzas of his hymn 1633 hymn "", a narration of the Passion in 34 stanzas, were set for four parts 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 w ...
, as the closing
chorale Chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: * Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one of the t ...
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cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...
''Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem'', BWV 159, a chorale of cantata ''Himmelskönig, sei willkommen'', BWV 182, and three stanzas reflecting dramatic situations in the ''
St John Passion The ''Passio secundum Joannem'' or ''St John Passion'' (german: Johannes-Passion, link=no), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the older of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as direc ...
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Paul Stockmann (Hymn-Writer)
Bach Cantatas Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockmann, Paul 1603 births 1636 deaths German Protestant hymnwriters 17th-century hymnwriters