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Balthasar Resinarius
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german16th century
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Balthasar Resinarius (born Balthasar Harzer; c. 1483 – 12 April 1544) was a German composer, and a Lutheran bishop, one of the first Lutherans in Bohemia. It is regarded as proven the Resinarius, listed by the music publisher Georg Rhau, is identical with the composer Balthasar Harzer, also listed by Rhau. Harzer was born in Tetschen, Bohemia. He received his musical education as a choir boy in the court chapel of King Maximilian I in Munich. He was also a pupil of Heinrich Isaac there. In 1515, he was enrolled as Baldassar Harczer to study at the University of Leipzig. From 1523, he worked on the initiative of Johann VI. von Saalhausen [de] as a Catholic priest in his home town. He got into a fierce dispute with a Lutheran preacher, in the course of which he turned to the Bohemian king for help while the other party sought help from Martin Luther himself. It is not known whether this early and intense confrontation with the new faith led him to convert to Lutheranism. From 1534, he was active, under his Latin name Resinarius as Lutheran pastor. He was bishop in Leipa from c. 1544 until his death. He died in Leipa. After Resinarius' death, the Renaissance humanist Georg Hansch, who lived in Leipa, published several commemorative publications ("Epitaphs") in memory of him; these present him as a kind and friendly, also helpful and with a beautiful voice talented person. In particular, Hansch repeatedly praises his striking, outstanding gift as a speaker and his theological
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Resinarius: Newe Deudsche Geistliche Gesenge (Arr. for Dobro)
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Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott: Luther and the Music of the Reformation
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Altdeutsche Weihnachtsgesänge
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Luther Collage
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Euch ist ein Kindlein heut geborn: Luthers Weihnachtslieder
A Classical Christmas (The VoxBox Edition)
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Dass sich wunder alle Welt: German Advent Songs
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Ein Kindlein in der Wiegen: Weihnachten zur Lutherzeit
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Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich
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Christum wir sollen loben schon (Arr. for Voice and Chamber Ensemble)