Georg Bleyer
Georg Bleyer (born October 28, 1647 Tiefurt near Weimar , † after 1683 in Brabant) was a German composer and poet .
Life
Bleyer was a student at the St. Thomas School in Leipzig until 1664 . He then studied with Adam Drese at the University of Jena and from 1666 at the University of Leipzig . Further studies followed in Vienna, Rome and Dresden. He became Count of Schwarzburg Chamber Clerk. His applications for the positions of Kapellmeister in Rudolstadt and Leipzig (as Thomaskantor ) were unsuccessful. In 1672 he was crowned imperial poet . In 1678 he moved to Darmstadt.
literature
- Günther Kraft: Bleyer, Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 301 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Bleyer, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1647 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1683 |
| Place of death | Brabant |