Johann Georg Ebeling (8 July 1637 – 4 December 1676) was a German composer who was born in

Lüneburg Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also called ...

and died in Stettin. Ebeling is known as editor and composer of hymns by

Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist. Biography Gerhardt was born into a middle-class family at Gräfenhainichen, a small town between Halle and Wittenberg. His father died in ...

. He published in 1667 120 songs by Gerhardt, adding new melodies to many, writing the first melody for 26 of them, including "

Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne" (The golden sun full of joy and delight) is a Lutheran hymn by Paul Gerhardt. It is a morning hymn which was first published in 1666, with a four-part setting by Johann Georg Ebeling. Gerhardt created an ...

" and " Du meine Seele singe". Several of his cantatas are extant.

Selected works

* ' 10 booklets, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin 1666/1667. * ' Stettin 1670. * '

Literature

* * * * Elke Liebig: ''Johann Georg Ebeling und Paul Gerhardt: Liedkomposition im Konfessionskonflikt. Die Geistlichen Andachten Berlin 1666/67''. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2008, .

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebeling, Johann Georg 17th-century German composers People from Lüneburg 1637 births 1676 deaths