Christian Gregor
Christian Gregor (born January 1, 1723 in Dirsdorf near Nimptsch , Silesia ; † November 6, 1801 in Berthelsdorf near Herrnhut , Upper Lusatia ) was a German Protestant clergyman and church musician.
Life
Raised as an orphan on the farm of Herr von Pfeil, he received qualified music lessons as a child and became acquainted with Herrnhut at a young age. In 1742 he began working there as an organist and leader of the community music. His first compositions were written in 1759. On behalf of the Moravian Brethren , he toured the communities of several European and American countries in various functions. In 1789 he was ordained bishop in Herrnhut.
Gregor’s musical historical significance is primarily in the field of hymnology. From 1775 he compiled the new Herrnhut hymnal.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Gregor, Christian. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 342-343.
- Beate Besser: Gregor, Christian . In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2001, ISBN 3-525-50323-7 , pp. 120–121 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- Wilhelm Jannasch : Gregor, Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 22 ( digitized version ).
- Ludwig Römer: Gregor, Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 630.
Web links
- Works by and about Christian Gregor in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Christian Gregor in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ The data and facts in this section are based on Beate Besser: Gregor, Christian . In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001. ISBN 3-525-50323-7 . Pp. 120-121
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gregor, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German evangelical clergyman and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1723 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dirsdorf near Nimptsch , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1801 |
| Place of death | Berthelsdorf near Herrnhut , Upper Lusatia |