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Georg Caspar Wecker (baptized April 2, 1632 in Nuremberg ; † April 20, 1695 there ) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque era .
Origin and education
Wecker's parents were Agnes, geb. Schneider, and Johann Wecker, gold spinner by profession, who had at least received a musical education, since Georg Caspar Wecker learned the musical basics from him. The Nuremberg composer and organist Johann Erasmus Kindermann was Wecker's next teacher, with whom he learned so much that he was allowed to play the organ in Nuremberg churches at the age of 16. Wecker had been married to Anna Maria Löhner since 1658, with whom he had nine children.
Career history
From 1651 on, Wecker was organist at Nuremberg churches throughout his life: from 1651 at the St. Walburga Church, from 1658 as Paul Hainlein's successor at the St. Aegidien Church. When Hainlein died in 1686, Wecker was again his successor, as organist at the important parish church of St. Sebald. He held this position until the end of his life, and was succeeded by his student Johann Pachelbel . Johann Krieger was also one of his students . Wecker's successor at St. Aegidia was Albrecht Martin Lunßdörffer .
literature
- Robert Eitner : Wecker, Georg Caspar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 371 f.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Georg Caspar Wecker in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Georg Caspar Wecker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alarm clock, Georg Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer of the baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized April 2, 1632 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1695 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |