In the double anniversary year 2024/2025, we would like to support you in paying appropriate attention to the 500th anniversary of Luther’s hymns and the 300th anniversary of Bach’s choral cantatas. To this purpose, you will find ideas, information and materials on this website.
Below you will find an overview and at the same time a table of contents of this website with useful links to everything we have already compiled for you.
Information about songs and cantatas
Chorales
[These links to information about songs refer to the Dutch website Kerkliedwiki.]
- Informatie over Luthers liederen en vertalingen in het Nederlands (op Kerkliedwiki)
- Liederen in de koraalcantates van Bach (op Kerkliedwiki)
- Liederen in alle werken van Bach, met vertalingen in het Nederlands (op Kerkliedwiki)
Cantatas
- Introduction What is a choral cantata?
- Timeline of choral cantatas
- Information and audio samples for each choral cantata
Information about 18th century hymnologists
- Important hymnologists of the 18th century
- Links to historical publications and sources of hymnologists of the 18th century.
- The work of the ‘Lieder-Freunde’
- Bach and the ‘Lieder-Freunde’
- Pro cantata a hymnological dossier with song text, commentary and cantata text
Publications and materials
Order publications
- Book ‘Troost bij Luther en Bach’ (‘Comfort with Luther and Bach‘) by Lydia Vroegindeweij
- New composition motet ‘If Comfort! – Aus tiefer Not’ – Johan van der Linden/Lydia Vroegindeweij
Material free of charge
- Posters and calendars to download
- Hymnological Dossiers with song texts, song commentaries and cantata texts
About our project
- About us
- Our original project design
- Articles about our project in the media
- Various posts on our L500B300 blog
- Subscribe to our newsletter and archived newsletters
- Contact
