Caspar Hassler
Caspar Haßler , also Hassler and Hasler , (born August 15, 1562 in Nuremberg , † August 19, 1618 ibid) was a German organist and music editor.
Live and act
Caspar Haßler was the son of the Nuremberg stone cutter and organist Isaak Haßler and brother of the composers Hans Leo and Jakob Haßler . After his musical training he was organist in Nuremberg from 1586 to 1587 at the Church of St. Egidien , then at St. Lorenz and from 1616 at St. Sebald . Hassler belonged to the Nuremberg Music College. He was also commercially active.
Haßler wrote a four-part fantasy for organ that has been preserved in manuscript. His most significant work in terms of music history is the publication of several collections of Latin church music.
Literature (selection)
- A. Sandberger: Comments on the biography of Hans Leo Haßler and his brothers. Leipzig 1904 (= Monuments of Music Art in Bavaria, Volume 5 No. 1.)
- Hassler, Casper . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 741 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Caspar Haßler in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil : The great lexicon of music. Volume 4. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1981, ISBN 3-451-18054-5 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Wilibald Gurlitt: Caspar Haßler. In: Riemann Musiklexikon.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hassler, Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist of the late Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1562 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1618 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |