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Gottfried Vopelius (28 January 1645 – 3 February 1715), was a German
Vopelius is primarily remembered for the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' (New Leipzig Hymnal) which he published in 1682. The subtitle of the publication reads:
Or, translated:
The ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' is, to a certain degree, a third edition of Johann Schein's , which originally had been published in 1627, with a new edition in 1645. Over 90 settings in the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' were copied or adapted from Schein. All other composers are represented with less than 10 settings in the hymnal. Of these, only Johann Crüger and Andreas Hammerschmidt are mentioned for more than three settings.Lukas Lorbeer
"L-1682", pp. 108–111
i
''Die Sterbe- und Ewigkeitslieder in deutschen lutherischen Gesangbüchern des 17. Jahrhunderts''.
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2012.
p. 468
/ref> For other chorale settings, such as BWV 281, he stayed close to the harmonisation published by Vopelius.
pp. 30
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/ref> Later editions of the ''Leipziger Gesangbuch'', in 1729, 1733 and 1752, further enlarged the number of hymns, to 852, 856 and 1015 respectively, and referred to Vopelius as the former editor of the hymnal. The 1758 and 1767 editions kept the number of hymns at 1015, keeping also the referral to Vopelius as former editor on the title page.Carl Gottlob Hofmann
''Das privilegirte Vollständige und vermehrte Leipziger Gesang-Buch''.
Leipzig: Barnbeck, 1767
Chorales (after hymns that appear in the) ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch''
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Gottfried Vopelius (28 January 1645 – 3 February 1715), was a German Lutheran
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...
academic and hymn-writer, mainly active in Leipzig
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. He was born in Herwigsdorf, now a district of Rosenbach, Oberlausitz
Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Slavic ''Lusici'' tribe. Both parts of Lusatia are home to the ...
, and died in Leipzig at the age of 70. Robert Eitner. " Vopelius, Gottfried", pp. 298–299 in Vol. 40 of ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
(ADB; ) is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language.
It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences between 1875 and 1912 in 56 volumes, printed in Lei ...
''. , 1896.
''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch''
Vopelius is primarily remembered for the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' (New Leipzig Hymnal) which he published in 1682. The subtitle of the publication reads:
Or, translated:
The ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' is, to a certain degree, a third edition of Johann Schein's , which originally had been published in 1627, with a new edition in 1645. Over 90 settings in the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' were copied or adapted from Schein. All other composers are represented with less than 10 settings in the hymnal. Of these, only Johann Crüger and Andreas Hammerschmidt are mentioned for more than three settings.Lukas Lorbeer"L-1682", pp. 108–111
i
''Die Sterbe- und Ewigkeitslieder in deutschen lutherischen Gesangbüchern des 17. Jahrhunderts''.
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2012.
Reception
The ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' was one of the last important hymnals in the ''Kantional'' format (i.e. printed with music, including part-songs): congregational singing was generally becoming monodic, with an instrumental accompaniment, for which hymnals with only texts became the new standard. In his Leipzig time (1723–1750),Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
used the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'' as a reference work for many of his sacred compositions. For the closing chorales of his cantatas BWV 27 and BWV 43 he used the harmonisation as found in the hymnal.Work at Bach Digital
Bach Digital (German: ), developed by the Bach Archive in Leipzig, is an online database which gives access to information on compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach and members of his family. Early manuscripts of such compositions are a major foc ...
website BWV2a (1998)p. 468
/ref> For other chorale settings, such as BWV 281, he stayed close to the harmonisation published by Vopelius.
Later editions of the ''Leipziger Gesangbuch''
In 1693 Vopelius published the ''Leipziger Gesangbuch'', which he describes as a republication of the ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch'', however without the chorale settings, but with more hymns, and enriched with engravings. The next edition appeared in 1707. footnote 30pp. 30
31
/ref> Later editions of the ''Leipziger Gesangbuch'', in 1729, 1733 and 1752, further enlarged the number of hymns, to 852, 856 and 1015 respectively, and referred to Vopelius as the former editor of the hymnal. The 1758 and 1767 editions kept the number of hymns at 1015, keeping also the referral to Vopelius as former editor on the title page.Carl Gottlob Hofmann
''Das privilegirte Vollständige und vermehrte Leipziger Gesang-Buch''.
Leipzig: Barnbeck, 1767
See also
*List of hymns by Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformers, reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnodist, regarded music and especially hymns in German as important means for the development of faith.
Luther wrote songs for occasions of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas, Pre ...
References
External links
* * J. S. Bach'Chorales (after hymns that appear in the) ''Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch''
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