Kaspar Füger the elder
Kaspar Füger (* before 1521 in Dresden ; † after 1592 there) was a German Protestant pastor and hymn poet .
life and work
Kaspar Füger was born in Dresden before 1521. He worked as the Saxon court preacher in Torgau , later he worked as a pastor at the Dresden Kreuzkirche . After 1592 he died there; his son of the same name had made a name for himself as a composer of hymns and as a Kreuzkantor .
His Christmas carol Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud (before 1586) appeared in various compositions. Johann Sebastian Bach set several stanzas to music in his Christmas cantatas , based on the melody by Johann Crüger , 1653: The Son of God appeared in Darzu , BWV 40, Our mouth is full of laughter , BWV 110, and as the final chorale of the third part of the Christmas Oratorio . The song can be found in Protestant church hymn book number 22.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud at bach-cantatas.com (English)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Füger, Kaspar (the elder). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 149.
Web links
- Works by and about Kaspar Füger the Elder in the German Digital Library
- Kaspar Füger in the Stadtwiki Dresden
- Kaspar (Caspar) Füger at bach-cantatas.com (English)
- Text by Wir Christenleut with evidence of the stanzas used in Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Füger, Kaspar the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Füger, Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German evangelical clergyman and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1521 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1592 |
| Place of death | Dresden |