Abdias Schneider

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Abdias Schneider (* before 1673 ; † 1733 ) was a German organist and church music director who worked in Ansbach .

Life

Schneider's exact date of birth is not known. His name was first mentioned in 1673 in connection with the baptism of his son, the later composer Conrad Michael Schneider . In 1706 he was appointed as an appraiser for the organ building of the Johanneskirche in Crailsheim . At that time he was Ansbach city and monastery organist.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. According to GND; however, there is no evidence of the year of death
  2. http://www.aalen.de/sixcms/media.php/166/Die%20Orgelbauerfamilie%20Allgeyer%20in%20Hofen%20und%20W%20asseralfingen.pdf