Bernhard Schmid (organist, 1535)

Bernhard Schmid , in literature also Bernhard Schmid the Elder or Latinized Bernhard Fabricius , (* 1535 in Strasbourg ; † 1592 there ) was a German composer and organist of the Renaissance.

biography

Schmid worked at the St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg in 1560 and as organist at the Strasbourg Cathedral from 1564 to 1592 . His successor, initially at the Thomaskirche and from 1592 as cathedral organist, was his son Bernhard Schmid the Younger .

In 1577 Schmid published the work Zwey Bücher, a new artificial tablature on organs and instruments , in his home town of Strasbourg . The first volume is dedicated to liturgical compositions. The second volume contains song arrangements for organ or clavichord as well as dance pieces.

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Schmid, Bernhard . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 610 .
Schmid, Bernhard . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 581 .
Peter Hollfelder : history of piano music . tape 1 . Florian Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1989, ISBN 3-7959-0435-8 , p. 22 . There Bernhard Schmid the Elder.
Manuel Gervink: Schmid (16th century), Bernhard d. Ä. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Web links

Literature by and about Bernhard Schmid (organist, 1535) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Bernhard Schmid at Discogs (English)
Sheet music and audio files by Bernhard Schmid I in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual references and comments

↑ Riemann Music Lexicon. 1975. (life dates)
↑ Riemann 1975 corrects the year of birth against Riemann 1961 from 1520 to 1535. Hollfelder 1989 also gives 1520 as the year of birth.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Riemann Music Lexicon. 1961. Bernhard Schmid.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Peter Hollfelder. 1989. Bernhard Schmid.
^ Clyde William Young: Schmid, Bernhard. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

personal data
SURNAME	Schmid, Bernhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schmid, Bernhard the Elder; Schmidt, Bernhard; Fabricus, Bernhard (last name Latinized)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH	1535
PLACE OF BIRTH	Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH	1592
Place of death	Strasbourg

[1] Riemann Music Lexicon. 1975. (life dates)

[2] Riemann 1975 corrects the year of birth against Riemann 1961 from 1520 to 1535. Hollfelder 1989 also gives 1520 as the year of birth.

[:1-3] Riemann Music Lexicon. 1961. Bernhard Schmid.

[:0-4] Peter Hollfelder. 1989. Bernhard Schmid.

[grove-5] Clyde William Young: Schmid, Bernhard. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).