and his setting of the Song of Songs. A complete edition of his extant works was commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Society and completed in 14 volumes by Bärenreiter edited by Konrad Ameln. Reception The Larousse Encyclopedia Of Music stated, "His music is remarkable for its dramatic power and emotional intensity, qualities particularly evident in the fifteen Deutsche Sprüche von Leben und Tod, which reveal his sure command of techniques ranging from fluent polyphony to chordal writing." John C. Hughes of The Choral Journal wrote, "Upon deeper investigation, one finds Lechner's Passion not only to be a well-constructed work of art ... but also a strong influence upon later contributions to the Passion genre." He is listed as an ecumenical saint. References External links Leonhard Lechner (in German) Bayerisches Musik-Lexikon Online Lechner, Leonhard Deutsche Biographie Leonhard Lechner (1553–1606) (in German) kantorei.it John Charles Hughes: Leonhard Lechner's Passion (1593): cultural contexts, musical analysis, and historical implications (dissertation) ir.uiowa.edu Fall 2014 1550s births 1606 deaths German classical composers 16th-century classical composers 17th-century classical composers German male classical composers 17th-century male musicians