Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Master's Theses Graduate College 4-2014 Tunes, Textures, and Trends: The Transformation of Johann Walther’s Geistliches Gesangbüchlein (1524, 1525, 1537, 1544, 1551) Emily Marie Solomon Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses Part of the European History Commons, Musicology Commons, and the Music Theory Commons Recommended Citation Solomon, Emily Marie, "Tunes, Textures, and Trends: The Transformation of Johann Walther’s Geistliches Gesangbüchlein (1524, 1525, 1537, 1544, 1551)" (2014). Master's Theses. 480. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/480 This Masters Thesis-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. TUNES, TEXTURES, AND TRENDS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF JOHANN WALTHER’S GEISTLICHES GESANGBÜCHLEIN (1524, 1525, 1537, 1544, 1551) by Emily Marie Solomon A thesis submitted to the Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts School of Music Western Michigan University April 2014 Thesis Committee: Matthew Steel, Ph.D., Chair Paul Maier, Ph.D. Alexander Cannon, Ph.D. TUNES, TEXTURES, AND TRENDS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF JOHANN WALTHER’S GEISTLICHES GESANGBÜCHLEIN (1524, 1525, 1537, 1544, 1551) Emily Marie Solomon, M.A. Western Michigan University, 2014 This thesis examines the contents of Geistliches Gesangbüchlein, a sixteenth- century German Lutheran hymnal by Johann Walther, published in five editions between 1524 and 1551, the contents of which were substantially augmented, particularly between the 1525 and 1537 editions.