[Dying you destroyed our death] (Deutsche Messe)

[Dying you destroyed our death] (Deutsche Messe)

Composer: Franz Schubert; Adapter: Richard Proulx
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert, 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. In a short lifespan of just 31 years, Schubert was a prolific composer, writing some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. Appreciation of Schubert's music during his lifetime was limited, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, among others, discovered and championed his works in the 19th century. Today, Schubert is seen as one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music and he remains one of… Go to person page >

Adapter: Richard Proulx

Richard Proulx (b. St. Paul, MN, April 3, 1937; d. Chicago, IL, February 18, 2010). A composer, conductor, and teacher, Proulx was director of music at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois (1980-1997); before that he was organist and choirmaster at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington. He contributed his expertise to the Roman Catholic Worship III (1986), The Episcopal Hymnal 1982, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989), and the ecumenical A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (1992). He was educated at the University of Minnesota, MacPhail College of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the Royal School of Church Music in England. He composed more than 250 works. Bert Polma… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Dying you destroyed our death] (Deutsche Messe)
Composer: Franz Schubert
Adapter: Richard Proulx
Incipit: 33333 22161 51355
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Adapt. © 1985, 1989, GIA Publications, Inc.

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Common Praise (1998) #736

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