sometimes misattributed to Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) and by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Haltet Frau Musika in Ehren! 
Aus Gnaden gab sie Gott,
Wider der Welt Spott,
Unsre Freude zu mehren,
Und zu seines Namens Preis,
In immer andrer Weis'
Die finstern Geister zu beschwören.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Frau Musika", published 1845 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], in Die teutsche Liedertafel, Leipzig: Gustav Meyer; for double chorus

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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-12-05
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Word count: 32