Christoph Peter (teacher)

Christoph Peter (also Petraeus ; * 1626 in Weida ; † December 4, 1669 in Guben ) was a teacher and cantor in Guben.

Life

Peter first worked as a teacher and cantor in Großenhain and in 1650 became cantor and teacher in Guben. In 1656 he received citizenship .

Works

Peter published the devotional cymbals in 1655 . The melody for the song Ach Gott und Herr ( EG 233), composed by Martin Rutilius, can be found for the first time in this hymnal . A number of songs by the mayor of Guben, Johann Franck, are set by him in this work or in Geistliches Sion (1672). Later, however, other melodies prevailed for Franck's songs.

literature

H. Jentsch: Peter, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 478 f.
Konrad Ameln: Peter, Petraeus, Christoph. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 16 (Strata - Villoteau). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1136-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Web links

Literature by and about Christoph Peter in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Works by and about Christoph Peter in the German Digital Library
Percy M. Young: Peter [Petraeus], Christoph. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

Individual evidence

↑ Elke Axmacher : 233 - Oh God and Lord . In: Liederkunde zum Evangelisches Gesangbuch . No. 22 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-525-50345-4 , p. 21–26 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Peter, Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Petraeus, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cantor and teacher in Guben
DATE OF BIRTH	1626
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weida
DATE OF DEATH	4th December 1669
Place of death	Guben

[1] Elke Axmacher : 233 - Oh God and Lord . In: Liederkunde zum Evangelisches Gesangbuch . No. 22 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-525-50345-4 , p. 21–26 ( limited preview in Google Book search).