Gottfried Vopelius (28 January 1645 – 3 February 1715), was a German Lutheran academic and hymn-writer, mainly active in Leipzig. He was born in Herwigsdorf, now a district of Rosenbach, Oberlausitz, and died in Leipzig at the age of 70.Robert Eitner. "Vopelius, Gottfried", pp. 298–299 in Vol. 40 of Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. , 1896.
Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch
Vopelius is primarily remembered for the (New Leipzig Hymnal) which he published in 1682.VD17 12:120222E at Gottfried Vopelius (editor and composer), (introduction and notes), and many others (lyrics and/or settings by Martin Luther, Johann Hermann Schein, Paul Gerhardt, Johann Crüger, Andreas Hammerschmidt, etc). Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch. Leipzig: Christoph Klinger, 1682. The subtitle of the publication reads: Or, translated:
The Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch is, to a certain degree, a third edition of Johann Schein's , which originally had been published in 1627, with a new edition in 1645. Over 90 settings in the Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch were copied or adapted from Schein. All other composers are represented with less than 10 settings in the hymnal. Of these, only Johann Crüger and Andreas Hammerschmidt are mentioned for more than three settings.Carl Ferdinand Becker. Die Choralsammlungen der verschiedenen christlichen Kirchen. F. Fleischer, 1845, pp. 98–99; Johann Hermann Schein. Cantional, Oder Gesangbuch Augspurgischer Confession. Leipzig: Schein, 1627 (VD17 39:148641Y)Johann Hermann Schein. Cantional, Oder Gesang-Buch Augspurgischer Confession. Leipzig: Schuster, 1645 (VD17 23:287061Q; Google Books)Lukas Lorbeer. "L-1682", pp. 108–111 in Die Sterbe- und Ewigkeitslieder in deutschen lutherischen Gesangbüchern des 17. Jahrhunderts. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2012. + Legend to the table Column Content 1 Page Page numbers in Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch, linking to the page of a digital facsimile at Google Books 2 Context 3 Incipit Text incipit (usually considered to be the name of the hymn or text) 4 Author Text author, as attributed in the book (may be incomplete and/or incorrect); "(transl.)" indicates that the author is mentioned as translator. 5 Setting Type of musical setting, e.g. "SATB hymn" refers to a hymn set as a four-part chorale, "Bc" refers to thoroughbass (basso continuo) accompaniment; Alternatively, page number of another hymn tune if so indicated in the book. 6 Composer Composer of the setting, as attributed in the book (may be incomplete and/or incorrect). For part songs this usually refers to the composer of the harmonisation. 7 Occasion Occasion for which the hymn is suitable, according to the Registers (after p. 1104)