“Soul, Adorn Thyself with Gladness” (Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele), text by Johann Franck (1647). Tune by Johann Crüger (1647). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 180.7). Homophonic, SATB.
Recording of stanzas 1, 3, and 4. Soprano: Anna Hahn, Alto: Hannah Engwall, Tenor: Andrew Richard, Bass: Nathanael Hahn. November 2023.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a composer, organist, and church musician who spent the peak of his career in Leipzig, Germany. His abundance of sacred works, including cantatas, passions, organ preludes, and chorale settings, still has a profound influence on Lutheran music. Read full biography.
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chorale, ELH 328, hymn-based, Johann Crüger, Johann Franck, LSB 636, Schmücke dich o liebe Seele, TLH 305
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