Andreas Kritzelmann (Hymn-Writer)

Born: 1606 - Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Died: February 21, 1633 - Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany

Andreas Kritzelmann was a German hymn-writer. He acted as Kantor in Altenburg, and wrote the sacred song Betrübtes Herz, sei wohlgemut, thu nicht so gar verzagen. It was first printed in 1638, in the Lutheran Handbook by Johannes Niedling. Nothing else is known about him.

Source: German Wikipedia Website (January 2018); English translation by Aryeh Oron (September 2018)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (August 2018)

Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

BWV 247/13

Chorale Texts used in Bach’s Vocal Works

Betrübtes Herz, sei wohlgemut (1638)

Links to other Sites

Andreas Kritzelmann (Wikipedia) [German]
Betrübtes Herz, sei wohlgemut (Flickr) [German]

Bibliography