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Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer: Heinrich Isaak (1539)
Published in 28 hymnals


Choral

O esca viatorum

Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Born at Eisenach into a musical family and in a town steeped in Reformation history, he received early musical training from his father and older brother, and elementary education in the classical school Luther had earlier attended. Throughout his life he made extraordinary efforts to learn from other musicians. At 15 he walked to Lüneburg to work as a chorister and study at the convent school of St. Michael. From there he walked 30 miles to Hamburg to hear Johann Reinken, and 60 miles to Celle to become familiar with French composition and performance traditions. Once he obtained a month's leave from his job to hear Buxtehude, but stayed nearly four months. He arranged compositions from Vivaldi and other Italian masters. His own co… Go to person page >

Composer: Heinrich Isaak

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Tune Information

Composer: Heinrich Isaak (1539)
Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8
Incipit: 31235 43355 2317
Key: G Major or modal
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Texts

The Duteous Day Now Closeth

Now all the woods are sleeping

Now all the woods are sleeping,
And night and stillness creeping
O'er field and city, man and beast;
But thou, my heart, awake thee,
To prayer awhile betake thee,
And praise thy Maker ere thou rest.
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