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Johann Georg Ebeling

Illustration — Title page of the 1667 hymn collection Pauli Gerhardi Geistliche Andachten Johann Georg Ebeling (8 July 1637 – 4 December 1676) was a German composer who was born in Lüneburg and died in Stettin. Ebeling is known as editor and composer of hymns by Paul Gerhardt. He published in 1667 120 songs by Gerhardt, adding new melodies to many, writing the first melody for 26 of them, including "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne" and "Du meine Seele singe".

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Johann Georg Ebeling

No. 168, "Die güld'ne Sonne" in Sonntags-Schul-Harfe ("Pilger"- Buchhandlung (A. Bendel), Reading, Penn., 1878). The four-part setting is by Johann Georg Ebeling, setting the first two stanzas of Paul Gerhardt's hymn "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne". This hymn was first published in 1666, with Ebeling's setting.

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Born
1637 · Lüneburg.
Died
1676 · Szczecin.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
composer · music educator
Fields
music
Movements
Baroque music
Languages
German

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Illustration — Title page of the 1667 hymn collection Pauli Gerhardi Geistliche Andachten Johann Georg Ebeling (8 July 1637 – 4 December 1676) was a German composer who was born in Lüneburg and died in Stettin. Ebeling is known as editor and composer of hymns by Paul Gerhardt. He published in 1667 120 songs by Gerhardt, adding new melodies to many, writing the first melody for 26 of them, including "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne" and "Du meine Seele singe".

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Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676) was a German composer and music educator. Born in Lüneburg, the composer died in Szczecin.

Johann Georg Ebeling worked in Berlin and Szczecin. The composer was active in music. Johann Georg Ebeling was associated with Baroque music. Languages used include German.

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