Geisslerlieder

Geissler songs are the songs of the Geissler called, who joined forces in the 13th and 14th centuries, particularly in Italy and Germany under the influence of oppressive political and social grievances and in anticipation of the end times Anbrechens to Büßergemeinschaften.

The first movement of flagellanti went in 1258 from Umbria and was under strong influence of Laude. About a second, in the plague year of 1349 coming from Austria and fast diffusive motion Geissler reported among others, the Chronicle of Hugo Woodpecker Hart from Reutlingen, which also handed lyrics and melodies of songs in six Geissler Gothic neumes. Of these, however, is only the Lai Nu tret herzuo on the flagellants themselves back; the other songs come from older songs and are therefore an important source of the oldest German spiritual folk song. Additionally, two French, influenced by the German Geissler songs have survived. The call line, the core of the spiritual folk song, is also characteristic of the Geissler songs. Of these lives Nu diu betfart is still here in 1666 in a procession Song of Songs Collection Geistlich Catholisch Nachtigal continued.

Source

• Riemann music encyclopedia, B. Schott's Sons, 1967, Subject Encyclopedia, p 322