Franz Xaver Murschhauser
Franz Xaver (Anton) Murschhauser (baptized July 1, 1663 in Zabern ; † January 6, 1738 in Munich ) was a German organist and composer .
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Franz Xaver (Anton) Murschhauser completed his high school studies in 1678 at the Jesuit high school in Munich (today Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich ).
He received his musical training in Munich as a student of Johann Caspar von Kerll . From 1691 until his death he was organist at the Frauenkirche in Munich.
He wrote works for organ, ten psalms (five of them a cappella ) and a laudation. The Octi-tonium novum organicum (1696) contains versette cycles, enclosed by the prelude and finale, in the eight church tones, to be played as an alternative to psalms and the magnificat , as was customary in the Catholic South German church music practice of the time. In addition, there are variation cycles at Christmas time, including the variations super cantilenas “Last unß dass Kindelein weigh” per imitation cuculi , ie with constant “cuckoo call ”. The prototype longo-breve , published in two parts in 1703 and 1707, includes preludes and epilogues that can be used in figural music .
Works
Compositions
- Octi-tonium novum organicum, octo tonis ecclesiasticis, ad Psalmos, & magnificat. Augsburg 1696.
- Vespertinus latriae et hyperduliae cultus. Ulm 1700.
- Prototype longo-breve organicum. Nuremberg 1703.
Theoretical works
- Fundamental, short and comfortable manual for both figural and choral music. Munich 1707.
- Academia musico-poetica bipartita, or High School of Musical Composition. Nuremberg 1721.
literature
- Eugen Proebst: Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser. In: Oberbayerisches Archiv, 81/82, 1957, pp. 169–172.
- Rudolf Walter: Murschhauser, Franz Xaver Anton. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 620 f. ( Digitized version ).
- In: Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music - The composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 133/134, volume 4 .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Franz Xaver Murschhauser in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Franz Xaver Murschhauser in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich. 4 vols., Munich 1970–1976; Vol. 1, p. 240
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murschhauser, Franz Xaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murschhauser, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized July 1, 1663 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saverne |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1738 |
| Place of death | Munich |