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Philipp Nicolai (August 10 1556 – October 26 1608) was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer, author of two famous hymns: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern. These two chorales have inspired many composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach, whose cantatas BWV 1 and BWV 140 are based on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern and Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, respectively. The organ transcription of the latter, as published in the Schübler Chorales, has become world famous. Nicolai is supposed to be the last example of the Meistersinger tradition, in which words and music, text and melody stem from one and the same person.

He is commemorated as a hymnwriter in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on October 26 with Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt.

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Philipp Nicolai 1556-1608 (The Cyber Hymnal)
Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608) (The Hymns and Carols of Christmas)
Philipp Nicolai Biography

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-'''Philipp Nicolai''' ([[August 10]] [[1556]] &ndash; [[October 26]] [[1608]]) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Lutheran]] [[pastor]], poet, and composer, author of two famous [[hymn]]s: ''[[Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme]]'' and ''[[Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern]]''. These two [[chorale]]s have inspired many composers, including [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], whose [[cantata]] BWV 36 is based on ''Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'' and whose BWV 140 is based on ''Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme''. The [[pipe organ|organ]] transcription of the latter, as published in the [[Schübler Chorales]], has become world famous. Nicolai is supposed to be the last example of the [[Meistersinger]] tradition, in which words and music, text and melody stem from one and the same person.
+'''Philipp Nicolai''' ([[August 10]] [[1556]] &ndash; [[October 26]] [[1608]]) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Lutheran]] [[pastor]], poet, and composer, author of two famous [[hymn]]s: ''[[Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme]]'' and ''[[Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern]]''. These two [[chorale]]s have inspired many composers, including [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], whose [[cantatas]] [[BWV 1]] and [[BWV 140]] are based on ''Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'' and ''Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'', respectively. The [[pipe organ|organ]] transcription of the latter, as published in the [[Schübler Chorales]], has become world famous. Nicolai is supposed to be the last example of the [[Meistersinger]] tradition, in which words and music, text and melody stem from one and the same person.
 He is commemorated as a hymnwriter in the [[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Lutheran Church]] on October 26 with [[Johann Heermann]] and [[Paul Gerhardt]].