Ludwig Helmbold
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Ludwig Helmbold was a poet of Lutheran
chorale
s.
. He became a professor of Philosophy
an der Erfurt University in 1554. In 1571 he was appointed a minister at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen, later as Superintendent
.
Helmbold was crowned poeta laureatus by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
, in 1566 on the Reichstag
at Augsburg.
The Mühlhausen cantors Joachim à Burck and Johannes Eccard set many of his more than hundred chorales to music. Some of his works were used by Johann Sebastian Bach
in his cantatas, such as
A few of his songs are still included in the German Protestant hymnal.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
chorale
Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....
s.
Biography
Helmbold was born in MühlhausenMühlhausen
Mühlhausen is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Unstrut-Hainich district, and lies along the river Unstrut. Mühlhausen had c. 37,000 inhabitants in 2006.-History:...
. He became a professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
an der Erfurt University in 1554. In 1571 he was appointed a minister at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen, later as Superintendent
Superintendent (ecclesiastical)
Superintendent is the head of an administrative division of a Protestant church, largely historical but still in use in Germany.- Superintendents in Sweden :...
.
Helmbold was crowned poeta laureatus by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II was king of Bohemia and king of the Romans from 1562, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1564 until his death...
, in 1566 on the Reichstag
Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire)
The Imperial Diet was the Diet, or general assembly, of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire.During the period of the Empire, which lasted formally until 1806, the Diet was not a parliament in today's sense; instead, it was an assembly of the various estates of the realm...
at Augsburg.
The Mühlhausen cantors Joachim à Burck and Johannes Eccard set many of his more than hundred chorales to music. Some of his works were used by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
in his cantatas, such as
- Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73
- Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild , BWV 79, was composed in 1725 for Reformation Sunday. The text is by Martin Rinkart and Ludwig Helmbold.-Instrumentation:...
- Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186aÄrgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht , BWV 186, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written originally in Weimar in 1716 for Advent, BWV 186a, and expanded in 1723 in Leipzig for the seventh Sunday after Trinity, where it was first performed on 11 July 1723.-Weimar:The cantata is based on a...
.
A few of his songs are still included in the German Protestant hymnal.
External links
- Entries for Ludwig Helmbold on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...