The text for Fredo Jung's 'O Herr, mach mich zu einem Werkzeug deines Friedens' is an old prayer from Normandy, once attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi.
Compositional Technique
Gregor Meyer's 'Of the Creator' sets the Wessobrunn Prayer, a 9th-century text considered one of the oldest Christian poems in German, but uses its English translation.
Performer Biography
Ensemble fimmadur was founded in 2009 by five former members of the St. Thomas Boys' Choir of Leipzig, Germany.
Performer Biography
Mezzosoprano Maria Uhlemann joined Ensemble fimmadur in 2012, giving the quintet its characteristic sound and enabling diverse interpretations.
Composition History
This album features six commissioned pieces from composers in Leipzig, Germany, on the theme of peace.
Cultural Impact
The song 'We Shall Overcome' originated from a 1901 gospel hymn and became a key protest song, notably during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Historical Context
Marcus Ludwig's 'Lichtensteiner Soldatenlieder' uses poems by Alfred Lichtenstein (1889-1914), a poet who served and died in World War I.
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