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Although most known for his leadership in the 16th century Reformation, Luther was also an accomplished musician, especially on the lute and the flute (or recorder). His desire to involve the laity more completely in the liturgy led to creation of a German Mass and to the writing of vernacular hymns. He also called on those he considered more accomplished composers to add to the body of Evangelical German hymnody.

Resources in This Category

• Christian Singers of Germany: Martin Luther

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/winkworth/singers.c5.html
  Chapter 5 of the book by Catherine Winkworth: includes biography and several translated hymns.

• Deutsche Geistliche Lieder

  http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/relg/christiantheology/DrMartinLuthersDeutscheGeistlicheLieder/toc.html
  Etext of German hymns, with English translation.

• Martin Luther

  http://musicalics.com/en/node/80249
  Frank Manheim biography in Musicalics focuses on how the reformer revolutionized church music in the 16th century.

• Martin Luther Collection: Sammlung

  http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/luther.html
  Complete text of his hymns in English and German with a short biography.

• Selected Hymns of Martin Luther

  http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-luther.html#sw-hymn
  Project Wittenberg archive with English translations and some texts in the original German. Two English versions of A Mighty Fortress are included.

• The German Mass and Order of Divine Service

  http://history.hanover.edu/texts/luthserv.html
  The 1911 translation of the 1526 Deutsche Messe with preface from the reformer, telling why he wrote it, its intended use, and various other rites and options for worship.

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