Georg Reutter the Elder
Georg Reutter , called the Elder (baptized November 4, 1656 in Vienna ; † August 29, 1738 ibid), was an organist and composer in Vienna.
Life
Georg Reutter was probably a student of Johann Caspar von Kerll , whom he succeeded in 1686 as organist at St. Stephen's Cathedral . In 1697 he was employed as a theorbist in the Vienna court orchestra . From 1700 he was court and chamber organist. In 1712 Reutter followed Johann Joseph Fux as the second and from 1715 he became the first Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral. His son Georg Reutter the Younger became his successor and an important composer.
plant
Numerous church music works, such as masses and pieces in various formations, have been preserved by Georg Reutter the Elder. He also wrote a number of works for organ and other keyboard instruments.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Reutter, Johann Georg (father) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1873, p. 367 ( digitized version ).
- Robert Eitner : Reutter, Georg, the elder . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 330-334.
- Christian Fastl: Reutter, Georg family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
- Propylaea world of music . Frankfurt 1989.
Web links
- Works by and about Georg Reutter the Elder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Georg Reutter the Elder in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reutter, Georg the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reutter, Georg; Rider the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized November 4, 1656 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1738 |
| Place of death | Vienna |