Bartholomäus Gesius

Bartholomäus Gesius (also: Göß , Gese , c. 1562 – 1613) was a German theologian, church musician, composer and hymn writer . He worked at Schloss Muskau and in Frankfurt (Oder) and is known for choral Passions in German and Latin and for the melody and first setting of the Easter hymn " Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn ", which was used in several compositions including a cantata by Dieterich Buxtehude and a chorale prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 630), concluding the Easter section of his Orgelbüchlein .

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