[Wo der Herr das Haus nicht bauet]

[Wo der Herr das Haus nicht bauet]

Composer: Melchior Vulpius
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Melchior Vulpius

Born into a poor family named Fuchs, Melchior Vulpius (b. Wasungen, Henneberg, Germany, c. 1570; d. Weimar, Germany, 1615) had only limited educational oppor­tunities and did not attend the university. He taught Latin in the school in Schleusingen, where he Latinized his surname, and from 1596 until his death served as a Lutheran cantor and teacher in Weimar. A distinguished composer, Vulpius wrote a St. Matthew Passion (1613), nearly two hundred motets in German and Latin, and over four hundred hymn tunes, many of which became popular in Lutheran churches, and some of which introduced the lively Italian balletto rhythms into the German hymn tunes. His music was published in Cantiones Sacrae (1602, 1604), Kirchengesangund Geistliche Lieder… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Wo der Herr das Haus nicht bauet]
Composer: Melchior Vulpius
Incipit: 11554 43311 76766
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #500[765]

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Evangelisches Gesangbuch mit vierstimmigen Melodien #502[510]

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Gesangbuch für deutsche Gemeinden #450

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