Johann Rist (Hymn-Writer, Composer)

Poets & Composers: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Johann Rist (Hymn-Writer, Composer)
Born: March 8, 1607 - Ottensen, Holstein (near Hamburg), Germany Died: August 31, 1667 - Wedel, Germany
Johann Rist, son of a pastor, attended the Johanneum in Hamburg and the Gymnasium Illustre in Bremen, then matriculated at the University of Rinteln. Under the influence of Josua Stegman there, his interest in hymn writing began. On leaving Rinteln, he tutored the sons of a Hamburg merchant, accompanying them to the University of Rostock, where he himself studied Hebrew, mathematics, and medicine. During his time at Rostock, the Thirty Years War almost emptied the University, and Johann Rist himself lay there for several weeks, suffering from pestilence. After his recovery, he seems to have spent some time at Hamburg. In 1633, he became tutor in the house of Landschreiber Heinrich Sager at Heide, in Holstein. There he married Elizabeth Stapfel, daughter of a judge, and spent the rest of his life. Emperor Ferdinand II crowned him as a poet in 1644, and in 1653 raised him to the nobility. Among other literary honors, Rist became a member of the Pegnitz Order in 1645, and the Fruitbearing Society in 1647. In 1660, he founded the Elbe Swan Order, though it did not survive his death.

Source: Cyber Hymnal Website Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2003)
Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
BWV 11, BWV 20, BWV 43, BWV 55, BWV 60, BWV 78, BWV 105, BWV 175, BWV 248/2, BWV 248/4 BWV 404, BWV 454, BWV 502, BWV 513
Chorale Texts used in Bach’s Vocal Works
Title		Year	EKG	Zahn
Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ		1641		5741
Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist		1641	24	5741
Jesu, der du meine Seele
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
O Gottes Geist, mein Trost und Rat		1651
So wünsch ich mir zu guter Letzt		1641		5892
Werde munter mein Gemüte
Chorale Melodies used in Bach’s Vocal Works
Title		Year	EKG	Zahn
Jesu, der du meine Seele
Links to other Sites
Johann Rist (Cyber Hymnal)	Johann von Rist (CCEL)
Bibliography

Poets & Composers: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Back to the Top

Last update: ýMarch 30, 2008 ý00:22:53