William Zeitler's Music Box

Month: November 2014

  • The Pilgrims

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    Les Pèlerines (The Pilgrims) F. Couperin (1668–1733) March La Caristade (Almsgiving) Le Remerciement (Thanksgiving) Chorale Prelude on “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” Mein Hoffnung, Trost und Zuversicht (My Hope, Trust and Confidence) J. Cruger (1598-1662) Last week we considered Martin Rinkart (1586–1649) — the Lutheran pastor who wrote the words to “Now Thank We All…

  • Now Thank We All our God

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    Nun Danket Alle Gott (Now Thank We All Our God) W. Zeitler A YouTube is here The Reformation of course had its dark side: many political powers-that-be didn’t care about Luther’s or Calvin’s reforms, but saw them as an opportunity to end their political and financial servitude to Rome. And so war erupted, perhaps most…

  • Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket)

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    “We Thank Thee Lord”                     S. Karg-Elert (1877-1933) [ORGAN] Hymn Measured in terms of the percentage of the population (military and civilian) that were casualties of the war and its effects (like famine and disease), the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was by far the worst in Western…

  • Royalties

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    Sonata Op. 14 No. 2 L. Beethoven (1770-1827) Chorale Prelude on “Sleepers, Awake!” Fantasia F. Ambrosias (1729-1826) When Beethoven was young and unknown, he happened to meet at the house of Prince Lobkowitz (who would become a long term patron). In the course of conversation with guests there, Beethoven said he would gladly find someone…