Historically, a '''chorale''' is a hymn sung by the congregation in a [[Lutheran]] church. From the earliest times, the music and texts were adapted from pre-[[Reformation]] hymns, from secular songs or were newly written. ([[Martin Luther]] himself was a fine composer of devotional music.) | Historically, a '''chorale''' is a hymn sung by the congregation in a [[Lutheran]] church. From the earliest times, the music and texts were adapted from pre-[[Reformation]] hymns, from secular songs or were newly written. ([[Martin Luther]] himself was a fine composer of devotional music.) |