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Martin Luther was a great enthusiast for music, and this is why it forms a large part ofLutheran services; in particular, Luther admired the composersJosquin des Prez andLudwig Senfl and wanted singing in the church to move away from thears perfecta (Catholic Sacred Music of the late Renaissance) and towards singing as aGemeinschaft (community).[1] Lutheranhymns are sometimes known aschorales. Lutheran hymnody is well known for its doctrinal,didactic, and musical richness. Most Lutheran churches are active musically with choirs, handbell choirs, children's choirs, and occasionallychange ringing groups that ring bells in abell tower.Johann Sebastian Bach, a devout Lutheran, composed music for the Lutheran church: more than half of his over 1000 compositions are or contain Lutheran hymns.
Lutheranhymnals include:
WhenJohannes Zahn catalogued the tunes of over 8800Evangelical hymns in the late 19th century, he used the verse characteristics of the lyrics as basis of his classification system.[2]
Lutheranhymnodists or hymn-writers:
Hymnologists who published on Lutheran hymns:
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