PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. EDITIO XXIV. Berlin 1690

Almost three decades after Johann Crüger's (1598–1662) death, the »EDITIO XXIV.« of 1690 appeared, the only four-part edition of the many PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA editions, edited by the Berlin city musician Jacob Hintze (1622–1702). The majority of the compositions are arrangements of older Crüger movements from other hymnbook prints, as undertaken by Hintze; and he apparently also had access to Crüger's estate. The two were still in contact for a short time, and the Nicolai cantor clearly held the city musician in high regard.
In the present edition, the sometimes considerable shortcomings, including serious errors, have been deliberately included and documented, as they reflect the lively history of the collection, its assessment by the younger composer and the relationship between the two composers. The volume thus provides a summary impression of the PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA project. The collection also includes Hintze's settings of Martin Opitz's (1597–1639) »Epistllieder« (epistle songs); this cycle of compositions is presented here in its entirety for the first time.

This book is published in German.

The entire edition project comprises the following publications: 

Johann Crüger: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. Edition und Dokumentation der Werkgeschichte.
Ed. by Hans-Otto Korth and Wolfgang Miersemann in collaboration with Maik Richter im Auftrag der Franckeschen Stiftungen. Halle 2014–2024

Volume I

Part1: Johann Crüger: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. EDITIO X. (Berlin 1661). Text. Halle 2014.
504 p., € 128,00; ISBN 978-3-447-10260-5

Part 2: Johann Crüger: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. EDITIO X. (Berlin 1661). Apparat. Halle 2015.
464 p., € 118,00; ISBN 978-3-447-10261-6

Part 3: Johann Habermann: Gebätbüchlein (Berlin 1661). Text und Apparat. Halle 2017.
213 p., € 78,00; ISBN 978-3-447-10262-9

Volume II

Part 1.1: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. Bibliographie mit Bild- und Textdokumenten. Halle 2024.
LIV, 786 p., 324 images, € 168,00; ISBN 978-3-447-10263-6

Part 1.2: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. EDITIO XXIV. Berlin 1690. Dokumentation der von Jacob Hintze herausgegebenen 392 vierstimmigen Liedsätze. Halle 2024.
XXIII, 459 p., 3 images, € 138,00; ISBN 978-3-447-12159-0

Part 2: PRAXIS PIETATIS MELICA. Tabellarische Übersicht über die Entwicklung des Liebestands. Halle 2016.
281 p., € 59,00; ISBN 978-3-447-10264-3