How is the city so desolate
How is the city so desolate (e) is the beginning of Jeremiah's lamentations in Martin Luther's translation.
The text was set to music several times:
- How is the city so desolate (Mauersberger) , motet by Rudolf Mauersberger
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How is the city so deserted (Weckmann) , spiritual concert by Matthias Weckmann
- afterwards also named How is the city so desert that was full of people , scenic production of sacred music at the Theater Basel and the Semperoper Dresden, director: Herbert Wernicke