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Bartholomäus Gesius (also: Göß, Gese, c. 1562 – 1613) was a German theologian, church musician, composer and hymn writer. He worked at Schloss Muskau and in Frankfurt (Oder) and is known for choral Passions in German and Latin and for the melody and first setting of the Easter hymn "Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn", which was used in several compositions including a cantata by Dieterich Buxtehude and a chorale prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 630), concluding the Easter section of his Orgelbüchlein.

Bartholomäus Gesius
Bornc. 1562
Died1613 (aged 50–51)
Other names
  • Göß
  • Gese
  • Occupations
    • Theologian
  • Church musician
  • Composer
  • Hymn writer
  • Life

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    Born in Müncheberg, Gesius studied theology between 1578 and 1585 at the Alma Mater ViadrinainFrankfurt (Oder). He worked from 1582 as Kantor (church musician) in Müncheberg and from 1587 as teacher and musician at Schloss Muskau (now a World Heritage Site). In 1588, he began to compose a Passion after the Gospel of John in German, a St John Passion for five-part chorus. In spring of 1593, Gesius became Kantor at the Marienkirche, Frankfurt (Oder) and at the same time teacher at the Ratsschule, today the Karl-Liebknecht-Gymnasium. In 1613, he composed a six-part St Matthew Passion in Latin. He died the same year in Frankfurt (Oder) from the plague.[1]

    Hymns

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    Gesius composed melody and setting of "Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn". He wrote a melody for『Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt』in 1605, which was adapted for "Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held" by Johann Hermann Schein.

    Selected works

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    Literature

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    References

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    1. ^ Herbst, Wolfgang (2001). Wer ist wer im Gesangbuch? (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. p. 113. ISBN 3-525-50323-7. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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