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" Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" ("From Heaven Above to Earth I Come") is a hymn text relating to the Nativity of Jesus, written by Martin Luther in 1534. The hymn is most often sung to the melody, Zahn No. 346, which first appeared in a 1539 songbook and was probably also composed by Luther.
Vom Himmel hoch, MWV A 10, is a Christmas cantata by Felix Mendelssohn.He composed the chorale cantata, based on Luther's hymn "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her", in 1831, setting selected stanzas with unchanged lyrics for soprano and baritone soloists, a five-part mixed choir (), and orchestra.
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her: 13 Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her: Luther: 1539 346 [61] 9 (I/9) Rist: 1641 Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist: 9 Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist: Schop/Crüger: 1648 5741b [62] 12 (II/3) Gerhardt: 1667 Schaut, schaut, was ist für Wunder dar: 8
The song appeared first as "Vom Himmel kompt / O Engel kompt" (From Heaven come, O angels come) in a Catholic collection of songs printed in Würzburg in 1622. [1] Similar to the Advent song "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf", it belongs to a group of anonymous songs from the beginning of the 17th century which recent scholarship has attributed to Friedrich Spee, [2] [3] however without certainty.
"Vom Himmel hoch", Luther's hymn in a 1541 songbook. The text is the first stanza of "Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her", a hymn by Martin Luther paraphrasing the annunciation to and adoration of the shepherds from Luke 2:8–18. Bach sets this first laudes a cappella in four parts, and, like the two preceding movements, in the tonic key.
The cantata is closed with the chorale "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" (Ah, my heart's beloved little Jesus), [22] [39] the 13th stanza of Luther's hymn "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her ". [22] While the compassionate text addresses the baby, interjections by trumpets and timpani recall the opening movement and refer to his godly nature. [35]
Johann Sebastian Bach in 1746, holding his canon triplex a 6 voci, BWV 1076.Oil painting by Elias Gottlob Haussmann.. The Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" ("From Heaven above to Earth I come"), BWV 769, are a set of five variations in canon for organ with two manuals and pedals by Johann Sebastian Bach on the Christmas hymn by Martin Luther of the same name.
The manuscript is made up of three parts: the six trio sonatas for organ BWV 525–530 (1727–1732); the Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" BWV 769 added at the same time as the chorale preludes (1739–1750); and an early version of Nun komm' der heiden Heiland (1714–1717), appended after Bach's death. [5]