Daniel Croner
Daniel Croner (born March 22, 1656 in Kronstadt , † April 23, 1740 in Heldsdorf ) was a Transylvanian theologian and organist .
Life
Croner was born as the son of the Kronstadt master tailor Daniel Croner. He attended the Honterus Gymnasium in Kronstadt from 1671 to 1678 . In 1680 he was a student at the Maria Magdalena grammar school in Breslau . In 1681 he traveled via Leipzig to Wittenberg , where he studied theology. In 1684 he lived again in Kronstadt, where he married in 1687. In 1691 he became a preacher at the Johanniskirche, in 1693 at the city church. In 1701 he moved to Heldsdorf as a pastor.
Musical work
Croner made four books with organ tablatures, 1681 in Breslau, 1682 in Wittenberg and two more (1675 and 1685) in Kronstadt. The tablatures contain works by various composers, including their own compositions.
expenditure
- “Old Transylvanian Organ Music”; edited by Andreas Porfetye ; Breitkopf and Härtel publishing house
Web links
- Two organ works in the choir archive
- Croner, Daniel . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical information from Croner, Daniel . In: Ostdeutsche Biografie (Kulturportal West-Ost); Retrieved October 6, 2011
- ↑ Altsiebenbürgische organ music: Preface.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Croner, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Transylvanian theologian and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1656 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kronstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1740 |
| Place of death | Hero village |