Christian Keifferer

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Voice book for Cantus I from the Sertum Collection, with Keifferer's foreword

P. Christian Keifferer (* 1575 in Dillingen an der Donau ; † 1635 ) was a German organist and composer .

Around 1598 he joined the Premonstratensian Monastery of Weißenau and worked there as an organist and composer. Between 1610 and 1618 he published several sacred works for three to eight voices. Keifferer's style is influenced by Italy, albeit not by the modern opera of the time, but by the stricter norms of the Council of Trent .

In 1635 he died of the plague.

literature

  • Ulrich Höflacher: Father Christian Keifferer and music maintenance in the Weißenau monastery around 1600 . In: Helmut Binder (Ed.): 850 Years of Premonstratensian Abbey Weissenau. 1145-1995 . Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1995, ISBN 3-7995-0414-1 , pp. 507-523
  • Michael Gerhard Kaufmann: "If the honey tasted better, making honey is a happy job". Christian Keifferer and the new in church music after 1600 . In: Musica sacra . 126th year 2006, pp. 357-361
  • Michael Gerhard Kaufmann: Christian Keifferer: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis from "Sertum" . Daimonion-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2008.
  • Michael Gerhard Kaufmann: Christian Keifferer: "Parvulus flosculus" . Daimonion-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2009.

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personal data
SURNAME Keifferer, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keifferer, P. Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1575
PLACE OF BIRTH Dillingen on the Danube
DATE OF DEATH 1635