Part 3 Second Polemic Song of Philipp Nicolai: So wünsch ich nun eine gute Nacht (Thus I Wish a Good Night) This study is the sequel to the second part of the study “Hypotheses regarding the quantity and contents of the musical works of Philipp Nicolai (1566 – 1608)”. It examines the second of the […]
This study continues to reveal connections between the rest of Philipp Nicolai’s alleged “songs”, that are not found accompanied by notation, and possible music that the author may have intended for his texts. The first of two “polemic“ poems are examined: the so-called Klagelied der Christlichen Kirchen zu Gott über die Calvinianer und Rottengeister (“A […]
The present article, aims to present findings not only about the two famous songs unquestionably attributed to Nicolai, “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgernstern“ (“How brightly shines the morning star”) and “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (“Awake, the voice is calling us”), but also a number of other works. In the first part, the subject […]
