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[Mein erst Gefühl sei Preis und Dank] (Knecht)

[Mein erst Gefühl sei Preis und Dank] (Knecht)

Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1752-1817
Published in 8 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1752-1817

Justin Heinrich Knecht Germany 1752-1817. Born at Biberach Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, he attended a Lutheran college in Esslingen am Neckar from 1768-1771. Having learned the organ, keyboard, violin and oratory, he became a Lutheran preceptor (professor of literature) and music director in Biberach. It was a free imperial city until 1803 and had a rich cultural life. He became organist of St. Martin’s Church in 1792, used by both Lutherans and Catholics, and was there for many years. He led an energetic, busy musical life, composing for both the theatre and church, organizing subscription concerts, teaching music theory, acoustics, aesthetics, composition, and instruments at the Gymnasium, affiliated to the Musikschule in 1806. He w… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Mein erst Gefühl sei Preis und Dank] (Knecht)
Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1752-1817
Incipit: 51766 53324 43325
Key: E♭ Major

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Audio

Glaubenslieder #401

Include 7 pre-1979 instances
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