August Harder

Harder's [[Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud|popular hymn]] in a hymnal of the Lutheran congregations in Philadelphia, 1876 August Harder (17 July 1775 – 22 October 1813) was a German musician, composer and writer. He is known for the melody to Paul Gerhardt's sacred summer song "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud".

Born Augustin Harder in Schönerstädt near Leisnig, Saxony, he grew up as the son of the village teacher, receiving the first music lessons from his father. He attended a gymnasium Dresden, and then studied theology at the Leipzig University. He gave private music lessons to make a living. He dropped out of theology to pursue music, his vocation. He worked as a freelance musician, as singer, pianist, guitarist, also as a composer, writer and teacher. He died there on 22 October 1813.

Harder composed singable melodies, of which the one to Paul Gerhardt's sacred summer song "Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud" was of lasting popularity. Although church musicians disliked its melismas and merry character, and tried various other melodies with the text in hymnals, it is now part of the Protestant German hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch of 1993, as EG 503. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Gott liebt diese Welt : Chorbuch zum 7. Deutschen Pueri Cantores Chorfestival in Trier /

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    Gesänge /
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    Te Deum laudamus : hymnus Ambrosianus in usum quatuor vocum et chori comitibus omnibus quae solent instrumentis musicis dispositus modos fecit et Regiae Academiae Musices Holmiensi dedicavit /
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    Befiehl du deine Wege
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    Predigt ohne Worte Choralimprovisationen
    by Gundlach, Andreas
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    Predigt ohne Worte : Choralimprovisationen
    by Gundlach, Andreas
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    Befiehl du deine Wege
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    Paul Gerhardt persönlich
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    Paul Gerhardt persönlich
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