Johann Crüger (b. Grossbriesen, near Guben, Prussia, Germany, 1598; d. Berlin, Germany, 1662) Crüger attended the Jesuit College at Olmutz and the Poets' School in Regensburg, and later studied theology at the University of Wittenberg. He moved to Berlin in 1615, where he published music for the rest of his life. In 1622 he became the Lutheran cantor at the St. Nicholas Church and a teacher for the Gray Cloister. He wrote music instruction manuals, the best known of which is Synopsis musica (1630), and tirelessly promoted congregational singing. With his tunes he often included elaborate accompaniment for various instruments. Crüger's hymn collection, Neues vollkomliches Gesangbuch (1640), was one of the first hymnals to include figure… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [Das sollt ihr, Jesu Jünger, nie vergessen]First Line: Das sollt ihr, Jesu Jünger, nie vergessenComposer: Johann CrügerKey: d minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Dank sei dir, Vater, für das ewge Leben]First Line: Dank sei dir, Vater, für das ewge LebenComposer: Johann CrügerKey: d minor or modalDate: 2014
Tune Title: [Lobet den Herrn und dnakt ihm seine Goben]First Line: Lobet den Herrn und dnakt ihm seine GobenComposer: Johann CrügerKey: d minor or modalDate: 2014