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'''Aliases:''' Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld (an anachronism), Friedrich Spe (his usual signature), Friedrich von Spee (erroneous but not uncommon) | |||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' Kaiserswerth, 25 February, 1591 | '''Born:''' Kaiserswerth, 25 February, 1591 | ||
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[[Category:Lyricists]] | [[Category:Lyricists]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 7 February 2013
Aliases: Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld (an anachronism), Friedrich Spe (his usual signature), Friedrich von Spee (erroneous but not uncommon)
Life
Born: Kaiserswerth, 25 February, 1591
Died: Trier, 7 August, 1635
Biography
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Musical settings of literary works
Settings of text by Friedrich Spee
- Bei stiller Nacht / In quiet night (Christoph Dalitz)
- Lasst uns erfreuen (Friedrich Spee)
- O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (Krystian Viszla)
- O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (Traditional)
- O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2 (Johannes Brahms)
- While by my sheep I watched at night / Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht' (Traditional)
- Zu Bethlehem geboren (Traditional)
Publications
Hymns still in common use include O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf, Zu Bethlehem geboren, Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht', O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid, Ihr Freunde Gottes allzugleich, Unüberwindlich starker Held, Lasst uns erfreuen herzlich sehr and Die ganze Welt, Herr Jesu Christ.