Paul or Paulus Stockmann (3 January 1603 – 6 September 1636) was a German academic, preacher and hymn-writer. He fought at the
Battle of Lützen in 1632 and later served as court preacher to
, before dying of the plague in 1636.
Some of his hymns are included in the Danish hymnbook ''Psalmebog for Kirke og Hjem''. Single stanzas of his hymn 1633 hymn "", a narration of the
Passion in 34 stanzas, were set for four parts by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
, as the closing
chorale
A chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale:
* Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of " Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one o ...
of
cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...
''Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem'', BWV 159, a chorale of cantata
''Himmelskönig, sei willkommen'', BWV 182, and three stanzas reflecting dramatic situations in the ''
St John Passion
The ''Passio secundum Joannem'' or ''St John Passion'' (), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the earliest of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as director of church music in Leipzi ...
''.
Sources
Paul Stockmann (Hymn-Writer)Bach Cantatas Website
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1603 births
1636 deaths
German Protestant hymnwriters
17th-century hymnwriters