music.wikisort.org - Composer

Search / Calendar

Michael Altenburg (27 May 1584 – 12 February 1640) was a German theologian and composer.

Michael Altenburg
Michael Altenburg
Altenburg Church plaque
Altenburg Church plaque

Altenburg was born at Alach, near Erfurt. He began attending school in Erfurt in 1590; he began studying theology at the University of Erfurt in 1598, and was awarded a bachelor's degree in 1599 and a master's in 1603. From 1600 he taught at the Reglerschule in Erfurt; he was Kantor at St. Andreas from 1601 and rector of the school at St. Andreas in Erfurt from 1607. In 1609 he quit teaching to become a pastor, moving to Tröchtelborn and preaching there until 1621. During this period Altenburg published music, and was compared to Orlando di Lasso.

After 1621 he moved to Sömmerda, working at the Bonifaciuskirche. While he continued to publish and was respected for his compositions, the Thirty Years War sapped his efforts. In 1636 a massive plague wiped out most of his congregation, and his wife and ten of his children died before himself. He returned to Erfurt in 1637, where he remained as deacon and, from 1638, minister at St Andreas.[1]

Much of Altenburg's compositional output consists of vocal concertos, motets and chorales.


Works, hymns, editions and recordings


Works

Hymn melodies[2]

Editions

Recording


References


  1. http://www.musicalion.com/sp-co_182/en/scores/notes/composer/view/id/18%5B%5D
  2. Arrey von Dommer, Paul Pressel (1875), "Altenburg, Michael", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 363

Further reading





На других языках


[de] Michael Altenburg

Michael Altenburg (* 27. Mai 1584 in Alach bei Erfurt; † 12. Februar 1640 in Erfurt) war ein deutscher Theologe und Komponist. Er ist als Schöpfer von populären Kirchenliedmelodien und als ihr Bearbeiter in zeitgenössischen Musikformen von Bedeutung.
- [en] Michael Altenburg

[ru] Альтенбург, Михаэль

Михаэль Альтенбург (нем. Michael Altenburg) (27 мая 1584, Алах под Эрфуртом — 12 февраля 1640, Эрфурт) — немецкий богослов и композитор.[4]



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии