Complex sentence: The tune was used by Johannes Brahms as the base for a chorale prelude for organ, later transcribed for orchestra by Erich Leinsdorf, and by Hugo Distler as the base for his 1933 oratorio' (The Christmas Story).
Split into simpler sentences: The tune was used by Johannes Brahms as the base for a chorale prelude for organ, later transcribed for orchestra by Erich Leinsdorf. In the modern era, the melody has been used by a number of composers, includng Hugo Distler who used it as the base for his 1933 oratorio' (The Christmas Story).