Georg Weber (composer)

Georg Weber (* around 1538 in Weißenfels , † 1599 in Naumburg ) was a German cantor .

Life

Weber studied from 1554 at the University of Leipzig . First he worked as a cantor in Weißenfels. From 1564 to 1568 he held this position at the Wenceslas Church in Naumburg . After that, he probably returned to Weißenfels as a private citizen, where he had been cantor again from 1574. It is likely that Heinrich Schütz received his first musical instruction here from Weber between 1590 and 1595. Around 1595 Weber moved to Naumburg for the second time.

His son of the same name (1572–1626) became a pastor and probably also composed.

Works

German Psalms […] Davids , 2 volumes. Mühlhausen 1568 and 1569
Spiritual songs and psalms […] Dr. Martinus Lutheri […] and other pious Christians . Erfurt 1588
Sacred Deutz songs and psalms […] Now but to sing all with 8 voices and 2 choirs . Erfurt 1596
Alone to you, Lord Jesus Christ , Motet
Surge propera amica mea , motet

literature

Walter Blankenburg : Weber, Georg (16th century). In: MGG Online (subscription required).
Adolf Schmiedecke: The Weißenfels cantor Georg Weber (1538–1599) . In: Die Musikforschung , 22, 1969, pp. 64–69.

Web links

Publications by and about Georg Weber in VD 16 .

Individual evidence

^ Adolf Schmiedecke: The Weissenfels Cantor Georg Weber (1538–1599) . In: Die Musikforschung , 22, 1969, p. 65. Deviating information in the entire literature before this work: Mühlhausen / Thuringia .

personal data
SURNAME	Weber, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German cantor
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1538
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weissenfels
DATE OF DEATH	1599
Place of death	Naumburg

[1] Adolf Schmiedecke: The Weissenfels Cantor Georg Weber (1538–1599) . In: Die Musikforschung , 22, 1969, p. 65. Deviating information in the entire literature before this work: Mühlhausen / Thuringia .