Johann Crüger

Johann Crüger

Musician · Germany · 1598–1662

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Johann Crüger was a prominent German hymnwriter known for his contributions to Lutheran music.

He was the editor of the most widely used Lutheran hymnal of the 17th century, "Praxis pietatis melica."

Crüger was born as Jan Krygar and received his musical training from Paulus Homberger in Regensburg.

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Born

1598-04-09

Died

1662-02-23

Instruments

organ

Country

DE

Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: Johan Cruger, Johannes Crüger, johann crueger

ISNI

0000000109287405

Description

German hymnwriter

Extract from Wikipedia

Johann Crüger was a German composer of well-known hymns. He was also the editor of the most widely used Lutheran hymnal of the 17th century, Praxis pietatis melica.

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