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Geistliches Lied, Op. 30, by Johannes Brahms is an 1856 work for four-part mixed chorus accompanied by organ or piano. The composition is in the form of a double canon set to text by Paul Flemming. It was written as part of an exchange of contrapuntal exercises between Brahms and Joseph Joachim, and it was eventually published in 1864.
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- ↑ Jan Swafford & Glenn Gass: Chamber Works, The Scott Chamber Players (album notes), Database of Recorded American Music
