Bartholomäus Gesius
Bartholomäus Gesius
Bartholomäus Gesius 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, concluding the Easter section of his Orgelbüchlein.
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Date of Birth
January 1st, 1562
Age
463
Birth Place
Germany, Brandenburg
Date of Death
August 1st, 1613
Died Aged
51
Star Sign
Capricorn
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