NUREMBURG (Schop)

NUREMBURG (Schop)

Composer: Schop (1641)
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Schop

Johann Schop Germany 1590-1667. Born at lower Saxony, Germany, he became a Lutheran composer and violinist, much admired for his virtuoso and technical ability. In 1614 Duke Friedrich Ulrich made him a probationary musician in the Hofkapelle at Wolfenbuttel. He performed playing various instruments, but excelled as a violinist. He was engaged permanently in 1615, but the same year he responded to a summons to join the flourishing musical establishment of King Christian IV of Denmark in Copenhagen. There he met English viol player, William Brade, who had earlier been in service to Hamburg, Germany (and may have taught Schop there). Schops compositions for the violin set impressive demands for that area at that time. He also played oth… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: NUREMBURG (Schop)
Composer: Schop (1641)
Meter: 7au. 4ll. (M. 49.)
Incipit: 51565 43554 32212
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Standard Hymnal #9

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