Adam Steigleder
Adam Steigleder (born February 19, 1561 in Stuttgart , † November 8, 1633 in Stuttgart) was a German composer and organist .
Adam Steigleder was the third child of Utz Steigleder († 1581), court and monastery organist in Stuttgart. Steigleder studied with Simon Lohet between 1575 and 1578 and was able to continue his studies in Rome from 1580 to 1583 thanks to a scholarship from Duke Ludwig von Württemberg . In 1583 Steigleder became organist at the collegiate church in Stuttgart and in 1586 received travel leave, which he possibly used for further studies in Rome. Biographical information is available again in 1592: after his wedding in June in Stuttgart, he can be verified as organist at the Michaelskirche Schwäbisch Hall from October . In 1595, after a successful audition, he finally became the organist at Ulm Minster . In 1625 he returned to Stuttgart.
Adam Steigleather's only surviving compositions are a passamezzo with three variations and a toccata primi toni . A third work, a Fuga colorata handed down under his name , which is contained in Johann Woltz: Nova musices organicae Tabulatura (Basel, 1617), possibly comes from Giovanni Gabrieli .
Adam Steigleather's son Johann Ulrich Steigleder was also a composer and organist. a. at the collegiate church Stuttgart.
Web links
- The New Grove, 2nd edition
- Blume, Friedrich (Ed.): Music in the past and present , 1st edition, 1949–1986
- Entry in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online
- Hermann Keller: Johann Ulrich Steigleder
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steigleder, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1561 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1633 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |