--- title: Welcome to the Prelude Music Planner Blog! | Augsburg Fortress description: Augsburg Fortress develops engaging resources for Lutheran congregations In our ministry as the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we create substantive and innovative materials to support the ministries of faith communities in communicating the good news of God's liberating grace. To meet the evolving needs of Lutheran communities, we continually invest in the development of new ministry resources, seeking ongoing input from theologians, educators, church leaders, and church members. --- [![AF-prelude-logo](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Augsburg%20Fortress/AF_Prelude_Blog/AF-prelude-logo.png?width=181&height=52&name=AF-prelude-logo.png "AF-prelude-logo")](http://www.preludemusicplanner.org/) - [LEARN MORE](https://preludemusicplanner.org/) - [BLOG](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org) - [SIGN IN](https://members.preludemusicplanner.org/) # [Prelude Music Blog](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org) # Prelude Blog ## Augsburg Fortress Augsburg Fortress develops engaging resources for Lutheran congregations In our ministry as the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we create substantive and innovative materials to support the ministries of faith communities in communicating the good news of God's liberating grace. To meet the evolving needs of Lutheran communities, we continually invest in the development of new ministry resources, seeking ongoing input from theologians, educators, church leaders, and church members. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [All Creation Sings Hymns and Songs Available as Anthems](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/all-creation-sings-hymns-available-as-anthems) Posted on Apr 19, 2022 9:00:00 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Hymnody](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/hymnody), in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry), in [music](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music), in [All Creation Sings](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/all-creation-sings) Many of the hymns and songs from [*All Creation Sings**,*](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/promos/all-creation-sings/) our new worship and song supplement, are available as choral anthems, either from Augsburg Fortress or from other music publishers. As publishers of *All Creation Sings*, Augsburg Fortress staff have curated a helpful listing of almost fifty anthems in various voicings and styles. [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/all-creation-sings-hymns-available-as-anthems) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/all-creation-sings-hymns-available-as-anthems#comments-listing) ## [[Music for Lectionary 22, Sunday, August 30, 2020](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-22-sunday-august-30-2020)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/all-creation-sings-hymns-available-as-anthems#comments-listing) Posted on Aug 7, 2020 9:00:00 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) This music goes well with the lectionary texts for Sunday, August 30, and does not require a choir:  [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-22-sunday-august-30-2020) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-22-sunday-august-30-2020#comments-listing) ## [[Music for Lectionary 21, Sunday, August 23, 2020](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-21-sunday-august-23-2020)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-22-sunday-august-30-2020#comments-listing) Posted on Aug 6, 2020 9:00:00 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) The following music pairs well with the lectionary texts for Sunday, August 23, and does not require a choir or other large ensemble:  [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-21-sunday-august-23-2020) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-21-sunday-august-23-2020#comments-listing) ## [[Music for Lectionary 20, Sunday, August 16, 2020](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-20-sunday-august-16-2020)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-21-sunday-august-23-2020#comments-listing) Posted on Aug 5, 2020 9:00:00 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) This music resonates with the lectionary texts for Sunday, August 16, and can be done without a choir or other large ensemble:  [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-20-sunday-august-16-2020) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-20-sunday-august-16-2020#comments-listing) ## [[Music for Lectionary 19, Sunday, August 9, 2020](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-19-sunday-august-9-2020)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-20-sunday-august-16-2020#comments-listing) Posted on Aug 4, 2020 9:00:00 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) The following music goes well with the lectionary readings for Sunday, August 9, 2020, and does not require a choir:  [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-19-sunday-august-9-2020) [1 Comment](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-19-sunday-august-9-2020#comments-listing) ## [[Virtual Music Clinic Follow-Up](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/virtual-music-clinic-follow-up)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/music-for-lectionary-19-sunday-august-9-2020#comments-listing) Posted on Aug 3, 2020 2:49:11 PM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) During the virtual music clinic that Augsburg Fortress hosted last month, clinician Christopher Aspaas mentioned two websites. The first was [this slide deck](https://www.nfhs.org/media/4029952/preliminary-testing-report-7-13-20.pdf) presenting preliminary findings of an aerosol study of a singer and various instrumentalists. The study examined the aerosols emitted while the singer talked and sang and while the instrumentalists played their instruments, including a clarinet, a horn, a flute, and a trumpet. Findings and recommendations included a confirmation of the need to wear a mask at all possible times, especially while speaking or singing, and the need to ensure that each musician is at least six feet away in every direction from any other person.   [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/virtual-music-clinic-follow-up) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/virtual-music-clinic-follow-up#comments-listing) ## [[Solos and Duets for Pentecost and June](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/solos-and-duets-for-pentecost-and-june)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/virtual-music-clinic-follow-up#comments-listing) Posted on May 15, 2020 12:12:31 PM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry), in [COVID-19](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/covid-19), in [Coronavirus](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/coronavirus) This is a challenging time to work in church music. Choir plans have been scuttled as a result of public health guidelines and we are working with new methods of connecting with one another. Many are streaming music from home as part of online worship services. To assist with this, Augsburg Fortress is extending through July 31, 2020, its temporary permission for worshiping communities to include Augsburg Fortress administered liturgical text and liturgical music copyrights in a livestream or podcast. Read more about this in [our landing page](https://go.augsburgfortress.org/temporary-expanded-licensing-for-streaming-worship-services?redirected=true). [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/solos-and-duets-for-pentecost-and-june) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/solos-and-duets-for-pentecost-and-june#comments-listing) ## [[Free Sheet Music for Eastertide Vocal Solo](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/free-sheet-music-for-eastertide-vocal-solo)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/solos-and-duets-for-pentecost-and-june#comments-listing) Posted on Apr 8, 2020 2:19:34 PM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) “’Twas on a Sunday Morning,” a solo from composer Evelyn Larter, is perfect for Easter Sunday or Eastertide. Augsburg Fortress will be releasing a collection of vocal solos from Larter next year, but in the meantime we have made this manuscript available for free in the hopes that churches will find it useful when many congregations are unable to assemble in person. Permission is granted by the composer and Augsburg fortress to reproduce this piece for worship through August of 2020. [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/free-sheet-music-for-eastertide-vocal-solo) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/free-sheet-music-for-eastertide-vocal-solo#comments-listing) ## [[One License and LicenSing Online Merge](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2017/03/one-license-and-licensing-online-merge)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/free-sheet-music-for-eastertide-vocal-solo#comments-listing) Posted on Mar 17, 2017 8:35:21 AM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Uncategorized](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/uncategorized) As of January 1, 2017, these two principal providers of hymn and song licensing for mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic communities merged, retaining the [One License](https://www.onelicense.net) name. What does this mean for Prelude Music Planner subscribers who reprint or project music covered by these licenses? Those who held only One License may have already noticed that more content is covered than before, especially from copyright holders like OCP Publications, whose works were previously only covered by LicenSing Online. Those who held both licenses will find it less complicated to report usage in one place rather than two. [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2017/03/one-license-and-licensing-online-merge) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2017/03/one-license-and-licensing-online-merge#comments-listing) ## [[Heinrich Schütz and Reformation 500](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2016/07/heinrich-schutz-and-reformation-500)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2017/03/one-license-and-licensing-online-merge#comments-listing) Posted on Jul 20, 2016 3:11:44 PM by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress) in [Choral Techniques and Repertoire](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/choral-techniques-and-repertoire), in [Planning](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/planning) *Each year on July 28, the church commemorates a trio of important musicians—Bach, Schütz, and Handel—and prays for those who nurture and equip the church’s song. While Schütz (baptized October 9, 1585; died November 6, 1672) is probably the least known among the three, his music was influential in setting the stage for the mixture of national styles seen in the music of later composers such as Buxtehude, Böhm, and Bach. Today, Schütz’s works continue to appear in new editions and creative arrangements, some of which are listed below as suggestions for the 2017 anniversary year.* [Read More > >](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2016/07/heinrich-schutz-and-reformation-500) [0 Comments](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/2016/07/heinrich-schutz-and-reformation-500#comments-listing) [All posts](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/all) [Next →](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/augsburg-fortress/page/2) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [review-prelude (87)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/review-prelude) - [Choral Techniques and Repertoire (56)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/choral-techniques-and-repertoire) - [Music Ministry (55)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry) - [Planning (55)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/planning) - [Assembly Song (37)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/assembly-song) - [Potpourri (32)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/potpourri) - [Instruments and Ensembles (19)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/instruments-and-ensembles) - [Hymnody (14)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/hymnody) - [music (13)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music) - [Uncategorized (10)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/uncategorized) - [COVID-19 (5)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/covid-19) - [Composing and arranging (5)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/composing-and-arranging) - [Coronavirus (5)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/coronavirus) - [News (5)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/news) - [Christmas (3)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/christmas) - [Easter (3)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/easter) - [Instruments (3)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/instruments) - [Social distancing (3)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/social-distancing) - [worship (3)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/worship) - [Advent (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/advent) - [All Creation Sings (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/all-creation-sings) - [Children Ministry (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/children-ministry) - [Lent (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/lent) - [Summer (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/summer) - [gratitude (2)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/gratitude) - [Creative Arts Camp (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/creative-arts-camp) - [Cultural (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/cultural) - [ELW (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/elw) - [Evangelical Lutheran Worship (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/evangelical-lutheran-worship) - [Holidays (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/holidays) - [Hope (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/hope) - [Hospitality (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/hospitality) - [Pentecost (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/pentecost) - [Psalms (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/psalms) - [Youth Ministry (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/youth-ministry) - [children (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/children) - [culture (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/culture) - [devotions (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/devotions) - [john the baptist (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/john-the-baptist) - [joy (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/joy) - [leadership (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/leadership) - [marriage (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/marriage) - [race (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/race) - [relationship (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/relationship) - [self-care (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/self-care) - [spiritual (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/spiritual) - [time (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/time) - [trust (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/trust) - [wedding (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/wedding) - [weddings (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/weddings) - [writing (1)](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/writing) see all ### About Prelude Music Planner [Prelude Music Planner](http://www.preludemusicplanner.org) is the web-based tool that provides a wealth of music, thoughtful commentary, and time-saving tools for the church musician. - **Explore a wealth of music**. 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