Conrad Gerle

Conrad Gerle (* around 1440 ; † December 4, 1521 in Nuremberg ) was the oldest known German lute maker .

Gerle was already famous for his instruments as a Nuremberg lute maker around 1469. They were in great demand and were highly praised in France as "Lutz d'Allemaign" or "Luths d'Allemagne" (lutes from Germany). Charles the Bold ordered three such lutes for his lute players from the German merchant Holhans for 52 livres and 10 sols. Gerle died on December 4, 1521 and was buried in the cemetery of St. Rochuskirche.

He was probably the father of the lutenist Hans Gerle .

literature

Moritz Fürstenau : Gerle, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 24.
Gerle, Conrad . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 611 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Bavarian Music Lexicon Online: Gerle, Conrad. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .

Individual evidence

↑ Approximate year of birth according to BMLO.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Gerle, Conrad . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 611 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Moritz Fürstenau: Gerle, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 24.

personal data
SURNAME	Gerle, Conrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lute maker
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1440
DATE OF DEATH	December 4, 1521
Place of death	Nuremberg

[1] Approximate year of birth according to BMLO.

[Musiklexikon_1959-2] Gerle, Conrad . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 611 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[Allgemeine_Deutsche_Biographie_1879-3] Moritz Fürstenau: Gerle, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 24.