| Hymns by Martin Luther | |
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| Written | 1524–1541 |
| Language | German |
The 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, Purification, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity), hymns on topics of the catechism (Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, creed, baptism, confession, Eucharist), paraphrases of psalms, and other songs. Whenever Luther went out from pre-existing texts, here listed as "text source" (bible, Latin and German hymns), he widely expanded, transformed and personally interpreted them.[1][2]
Luther worked on the tunes, sometimes modifying older tunes, in collaboration with Johann Walter. Hymns were published in the Achtliederbuch, in Walter's choral hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn (Wittenberg) and the Erfurt Enchiridion (Erfurt) in 1524, and in the Klugsches Gesangbuch, among others. For more information, see Martin Luther § Hymnodist.
List
Other hymns sometimes ascribed to Luther but not listed above include "All Her und Lob soll Gottes sein", "Unser große Sünde und schwere Missetat", "Christ ist erstanden", and "Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben".[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Squire, William Barclay (1900). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Luther, Martin. Grove.
- ↑ Albrecht, Christoph Albrecht (1995). Einführung in die Hymnologie (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 17–18. ISBN 3-52-557178-X.
- ↑ Becker, Hansjakob (2009). Geistliches Wunderhorn: Große deutsche Kirchenlieder. C. H. Beck. ISBN 3406592473, pp. 111–114
- ↑ Reske, Peter C. (20 May 2016). The Hymns of Martin Luther. Concordia Publishing House. p. 7. ISBN 9780758656223.
Further reading
- Otto Schlißke, Handbuch der Lutherlieder, Göttingen 1948.
External links
- Kirchenlieder von Martin Luther – numbered by Evangelisches Gesangbuch (in German)
- Martin Luther at Hymnary.org
- Chronological catalog of Luther's life events, letters, and works with citations, 478 pages, 5.45 MB LettersLuther4.doc