Praxis pietatis melica (Johann Crüger)

General information

Title: Praxis pietatis melica

Full title: Praxis pietatis melica, Das ist: Übung der Gottseligkeit in Christlichen und Trostreichen Gesängen

Editor - Composer: Johann Crüger

Publications using VolumesEditions

1 – Published 1647 2 – Published 1650 3 – Published 1652 4 – Published 1653 5 – Published 1653 – Published by Christoff Runge in Berlin, 968 pp. 6 – Published 1656 – in Berlin 7 – Published 1660 – in Stettin 8 – Published 1661 – in Berlin 9 – Published 1662 – in Frankfurt 10 – Published 1664 – in Berlin 11 – Published 1665 – in Frankfurt 12 – Published 1666 – in Berlin 12a – Published 1666 – in Frankfurt 12b – Published 1666 – in Stettin 13 – Published 1667 – in Berlin 13a – Published 1667 – in Frankfurt 13b – Published 1668 – in Stettin 13c – Published 1670 – in Schaffhausen 14 – Published 1671 – in Berlin 14a – Published 1671 – in Frankfurt 15 – Published 1672 – in Berlin 15a – Published 1672 – in Frankfurt 16 – Published 1674 – in Berlin 16a – Published 1674 – in Frankfurt 17 – Published 1675 – in Berlin 17a – Published 1676 – in Frankfurt 18 – Published 1678 – in Berlin 19 – Published 1679 – in Berlin 20 – Published 1679 – in Frankfurt

21 – Published 1680 – in Frankfurt 22 – Published 1683 – in Frankfurt 23 – Published 1684 – in Berlin 24 – Published 1688 – in Berlin 25 – Published 1690 – in Berlin 26 – Published 1690 – in Berlin 26a – Published 1693 – in Griefswald 27 – Published 1693 – in Berlin 28a – Published 1693 – in Frankfurt 28b – Published 1693 – Published by Bathasar-Christoph Wust in Frankfurt am Main, 1459 pp. 28c – Published 1700 – in Frankfurt 29 – Published 1702 – in Berlin 30 – Published 1703 – in Berlin 31 – Published 1708 – in Berlin 32 – Published 1709 – in Berlin 33 – Published 1711 – in Berlin 34 – Published 1712 – in Berlin 35 – Published 1714 – in Berlin 36 – Published 1716 – in Berlin 37 – Published 1718 – in Berlin 38 – Published 1721 – in Berlin 39 – Published 1724 – in Berlin 40 – Published 1729 – in Berlin 41 – Published 1732 – in Berlin 42 – Published 1733 – in Berlin 43 – Published 1736 – in Berlin 44 – Published 1736 – Published by Johann Lorentz in Berlin, 1316 pp. 45 – Published 1737 – in Berlin

Description: A very successful German protestant hymnbook, with 45 editions to 1737. The first edition was based on an earlier hymnbook by Crüger, Newes vollkömliches Gesängbuch of 1640.

External links:

• Praxis pietatis melica (Johann Crüger) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP) – Fifth Edition
• German and English Wikipedia articles
• 1660 edition at Halle
• 1662 edition at BSB
• 1653 edition at BSB

Works at CPDL

Edition 1 (1647)

Title	Composer	Year	Lyricist	Vo.	Voices	Language
Der Tag ist nun vergangen	Georg Forster	1539	Paul Gerhardt	4	SATB	German
Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 386	Johann Crüger	1647	Martin Rinkart	4	SATB	German
Nun ruhen alle Wälder	Traditional	1647	Paul Gerhardt	1	Unison	German

Edition 5 (1653)

Title	Composer	Year	Lyricist	Vo.	Voices	Language
Jesus meine Zuversicht, BWV 365	Johann Crüger	1653	Luise Henriette von Brandenburg	4	SATB	German

Edition 6 (1656)

Title	Composer	Year	Lyricist	Vo.	Voices	Language
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden	Hans Leo Hassler	1601	Paul Gerhardt	1	unison	German

Edition 9 (1662)

Title	Composer	Year	Lyricist	Vo.	Voices	Language
Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen und Wehklagen, BWV 254	Anonymous	1662	Jakob Peter Schechs	4	SATB	German