Gallus Dreßler

Aliases: Gallus Dresslerus Nebraeus; Gallus Dressler; Gallus Dresler

Life

Born: 16 October 1533 in Nebra

Died: ca. 1585 in Zerbst

Biography: Kantor of the church school at Magdeburg (1556–1574), Deacon at St. Nicholas Church in Zerbst

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List of choral works

Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Auxilium meum a Domino Beati omnes qui timent Dominum Corporalis exercitatio Cum invitatus fueris Ecce quam bonum a 5 Ecce quam bonum a 8 Ego sum resurrectio et vita Ich bin die Auferstehung Laetatus sum in his

Lobet den Herren, alle Heiden Lucerna pedibus meis Lætare de uxore Ne existimetis quod venerim Nolite quaerere quid esuri sitis Non est bonum hominem Nonne duodecim sunt horæ diei? O lux beata Trinitas Petite et dabitur vobis Qui vos audit me audit

Regnum mundi et omnem ornatum Sic Deus dilexit mundum I Sic Deus dilexit mundum II Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem Siehe wie fein und lieblich ist's Subditus esto Deo Unam petii a Domino Venite ad me omnes Vita quid est hominum Vivo ego, dicit Dominus

 
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Publications

• Aliquot psalmi latini et germanici (Magdeburg, 1560) – Set of manuscript part books
• Practica modorum explicatio (Jena, 1561)
• 10 deudscher Psalmen (Jena, 1562)
• Praecepta musicae poeticae (1563)
• XVII Cantiones sacrae, 4 et 5 vocum (Wittenberg, 1565)
• XVIII Cantiones sacrae, 4 et plurium vocum (Magdeburg, 1567)
• XIX Cantiones sacrae, 4 et 5 vocum (Magdeburg, 1569)
• XVI Geseng mit 4 und mehr Stimmen (Magdeburg, 1570)
• XC Cantiones 4, 5 et plurium vocum (Magdeburg, 1570) – Anthology of previously published German and Latin works, with some additions
• Magnificat octo tonorum (Magdeburg, 1571)
• Musicae practicae elementa (Magdeburg, 1571)
• Elementa musicae practicae in usum scholae Magdeburgensis (Magdeburg, 1571, 1584)
• Opus selectissimum sacrarum cantionum, 4, 5 et plurium vocum (Nuremberg, 1574) – Mostly follows XC Cantiones (1570) minus the German works. Reprints 1577 & 1585.
• Außerlesene teutsche Lieder, 4-5vv, gantz lieblich zu singen, vnd auff allerley Instrument zugebrauchen (Nuremberg, 1575, 1580) – Mostly reprints works from earlier collections.