Peter Sohren

Peter Sohren (also Peter Sohr , * around 1630 in Elbing ; † around 1692 there ) was a German church musician .

Life

From 1665 he was cantor at the Heiligleichnam church and later also a teacher at the grammar school in Elbing. For a while he worked in Dirschau . In 1668 he created the melody of the hymn You Bread of Life, Lord Jesus Christ , which is known today as God brought me here . It was important to publish a large-scale Evangelical Lutheran hymn book in 1683.

Publications

• As editor: Musical foretaste / The rejoicing souls in eternal life. That is: New = well-developed / complete and industriously read through useful Evangelical = Luthrisches Gesang = book: In it Mr. D. Lutheri and all other spirited godly so well old as new teachers / well set chants / in the number over 1100. texts / in more correct In order / and overdrawn with discant and bass / All Christian Hertzen ... in addition to ... an appendix for festive and Sunday collectibles throughout the year / And a beautiful prayer book / Given to the light also with 32nd textual sensory images adorned by Peter Sohren / Bestalten Cantore and Organ. of the Evangelical Christian Congregation for the H. corpse in Elbing. Hamburg . Published by Hinrich Völckers, Ratzeburg, 1683. link

literature

• Evangelical hymn book of the North Elbian Church
• Eduard Emil Koch , Adolf Wilhelm Koch, Richard Lauxmann: History of the hymn and hymn of the Christian, especially the German Protestant Church. Edition 3, Georg Olms Verlag, 1973, ISBN 3-487-04743-8 (reprint of the 3rd edition, Stuttgart 1868).

Web links

Melody You bread of life, Lord Jesus Christ ^{? / i}