Johann Rosenmüller

Johann Rosenmüller (1619 – 10 September 1684) was a German Baroque composer, who played a part in transmitting Italian musical styles to the north. Career Rosenmüller was born in Oelsnitz, near Plauen in Saxony. He studied at the University of Leipzig, graduating in 1640. He served as organist of the Nikolaikirche Leipzig from 1651, and had been assured of advancement to cantor. He died in Wolfenbüttel on 10 September 1684, and is buried there. Works Kern-Sprüche mehrentheils aus heiliger Schrifft Altes und Neues Testaments (Core sentences, mostly from holy scriptures Old and New Testament), Leipzig (1648) *Aeterne Deus, clementissime Pater, 1v, 2 str, bc *Christum lieb haben, 3vv, 2 str, bc *Coeli enarrant gloriam Dei, 3vv, 2 str, bc *Danket dem Herren und prediget, 2vv, 2 str, bc *Danksaget dem Vater, 5vv, 2 str, bc *Daran ist erschienen die Liebe Gottes, 5vv, 2 str, bc *Das ist das ewige Leben, 3vv, bc *Das ist ein köstlich Ding, 2vv, 5 str, bc *Die Augen des Herren, 4vv, 2 str, bc *Ein Tag in deinen Vorhöfen, 3vv, 2 str, bc *Habe deine Lust an dem Herren, 1v, 5 str, bc *Hebet eure Augen auf gen Himmel, 2vv, 2 str, bc *In te Domine speravi, 4vv, 2 str, bc *Lieber Herr Gott, 1v,