Lowell Mason in St Catharine's Church, Frankfurt - mid June, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 150-1:
We heard, also, a very excellent example of Congregational singing in the St. Catharine Church. The congregation consisted of at least some twelve hundred persons. The exercises commenced by an organ voluntary of about four or five minutes, at the close of which the whole congregation joined in the old choral everywhere heard in Germany, the first line of which is 1, 5 3, 1 5, 6 6, 5, &c., in the key of E flat major. Two stanzas were sung, each taking four minutes. At the close of the second stanza, the organist, continuing to play, changed gradually his key to A minor, closing an … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 150-1. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448360754961 accessed: 28 November, 2024
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Passion Chorale
written by Hans Leo Hassler |
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O Heilger Geist, kehr bei uns ein |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid June, 1852 |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Based on the time of year, it seems likely that the first chorale indicated was used in its Pentecost form - it is better known in English-speaking countries in its Advent version, How brightly shines the morning star.