Melchior Vulpius

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The beginning of Vulpius' St Matthew Passion in Pori trivial school's Discantus part book (1725). Text in Swedish and in Finnish

Melchior Vulpius (c. 1570 in Wasungen – 7 August 1615 in Weimar) was a German singer and composer of church music.

Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He studied at the local school in Wasungen (in Thuringia) with Johannes Steuerlein. From 1588, he attended the school in Speyer. After marrying in 1589, he obtained a position at the Gymnasium in Schleusingen. In 1596, he was named cantor in Weimar.

He wrote and published church music, the best known being the setting of the hymn Script error: No such module "Lang". (Ah, stay with your grace) on a text by Josua Stegmann. This setting was often performed in Protestant churches on New Year's Day and at the end of the service. Important compilations were Script error: No such module "Lang". (1602, 1604), Script error: No such module "Lang". (1604), Script error: No such module "Lang". (1605) and Script error: No such module "Lang". (1609). The Cantional (a collection of songs) was published posthumously in 1646 in Gotha.

The St. Matthew Passion is another of Vulpius’ well-known works. By the middle of the 17th century the music for the Passion had spread also to Sweden and later to Finland. Based on the several copies of music manuscripts that have been preserved in different archives in Finland, it can be concluded that the Passion became rather popular there. According to historical sources, this was the very first polyphonic passion composition ever performed in Finland. Later, the Passion fell into oblivion, but from 2007 onwards, the Finnish Vulpius Passion tradition has been revived by Sonus Borealis, that has been performing it in several churches in Southeast Finland, and Kuninkaantien muusikot (Musicians of the King's Road), that has given multiple performances of the Passion in Southwest Finland,[1] Central Finland and Ostrobothnia.[2]

Hymn tunes

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  • "Script error: No such module "Lang".", text by Martin Luther
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  • "Script error: No such module "Lang".", text by Michael Weiße (tune name, Gelobt sei Gott)[3]
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Works

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  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1612)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1613, new edition 1981)
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (1614)

Citations

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  3. ↑ Hymn 77, "Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing", in Celebrating the Eucharist: Classic Edition, April 17, 2016 – August 13, 2016, Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, p. 355, Template:ISBN .
  4. ↑ Luke Dahn. BWV 159.5 at Template:Url, 2017

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External links

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