While watching Session 08b Luther's hymns, take this quiz. It will do you good. Yes it will.
Founder of the Protestant Reformation
Wrote several hymn texts (over 40)
Wrote at least two choral tunes
Instrumental musician (lute player)
Vocal musician (light tenor voice)
Theologian (had a doctorate in theology)
Luther did not drink, and would not allow it.
Luther never went to bars, and would not have heard any barroom songs.
Luther was not a musician, and would not have been able to carry out such a plan.
Luther used secular folk tunes, but hesitated to use a tune that would distract from the new spiritual text.
Out of the depths I cry to Thee
A mighty fortress is our God
Come Holy Ghost our hearts inspire
Psalm 46
Be rebaptized as Lutherans
Assassinate the pope
Leave the Catholic faith
Compose evangelical and spiritual songs
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Johann Walther
Georg Rau
George Gershwin
Martin Luther