Cornelius Freundt
Cornelius Freundt (* 1535 in Plauen , according to other sources also 1539 or 1540; † August 26, 1591 in Zwickau ) was a German composer and cantor .
Little is known about his life. He was cantor in Borna and from 1565 in St. Marien , Zwickau. He also worked as a teacher in the council school in Zwickau.
Compositions
- A child at Bethlehem
- Rejoice, Sion
- Rejoice, Zion, and rejoice
- Holy Christ was born to us
- Heaven, praise and praise God
- God's Son comes from the heavenly throne
- How beautifully the angels sing to us
expenditure
- The Christmas carol book of the Zwickauer Cantor Cornelius Freundt, ed. v. Georg Göhler (1897)
- New edition as a book of Christmas songs by Cornelius Freundt, ed. v. Konrad Ameln (1950)
- Christmas song book of Cornelius Freundt: Selection. Twelve movements for mixed choir, Bärenreiter, 1976
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Friend (Bonamicus), Cornelius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 120.
- Georg Göhler: Cornelius Freundt . Hansel-Hohenhausen, 1993
- Lothar Hoffmann inheritance law: Freundt, Cornelius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 414 ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friend, Cornelius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonamicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and cantor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1535 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plauen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1591 |
| Place of death | Zwickau |