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Winterfeld, Georg August Vivigens Carl von
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a German scholar, was born in 1794, and died at Berlin, February 19, 1852, during the morning prayer. He is well known in the department of Church music, and as editor of the following works: Der evangelische Kirchengesang und sein Verhaltniss zur Kunst des Tonsatzes (Leipsic, 1843-47, in 3 parts): the first is entitled, Der evangelische Kirchengesang im l. Jahrhundert der Kirchenverbesserung; the second, Das siebenzehnte Jahrhundert; the third, Das achtzehnte Jahrhundert: — Dr. Mart. Luther's deutsche geistl. Lieder nebst den wahrend seines Lebens dazu gebrauchten Singweisen (ibid. 1840): — Ueber Herstellung des Gemeinde- und Chorgesangs in der evang. Kirche (ibid. 1848): — Zur Geschichte heiliger Tonkunst (ibid. 1850, 1852, 2 parts). It must be remarked that Winterfeld was by profession a jurist. See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 2:1456; Koch, Gesch. d. deutschen Kirchenliedes, 7:425, 446, 459, 488. (B.P.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Winterfeld, Georg August Vivigens Carl von'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/w/winterfeld-georg-august-vivigens-carl-von.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
