Jobst from Brandt

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Jobst von Brandt (also: Jobst vom Brandt ; * October 28, 1517 in Waldershof ; † January 22, 1570 in Brand near Marktredwitz ) was a German nobleman of the Brandt family and composer .

Jobst von Brandt studied from 1530 in Heidelberg a . a. with Lorenz Lemlin , but after completing his musical training he took on a non-musical profession as an administrative officer. In 1548 he became a captain in Waldsassen ( Upper Palatinate ) and administrator of the local monastery and caretaker of Liebenstein near Tirschenreuth .

Musically, he continued Ludwig Senfl's line of song composition. More than 60 of his songs were published in Georg Forster's Frischen teutschen Liedlein . He also composed sacred works; a volume of psalm settings was published posthumously.

Works

  • The first part of sacred psalms and German Kyrchengeseng , 4- to 9-voices with instruments. Eger 1572–3 (posthumous)

Songs (selection)

  • Three leaves on a linden tree
  • Fresh up in God's name
  • God be praised
  • What is it still drinking?

literature

  • Hans Albrecht: The German psalms and church chants of Jobst vom Brandt. In: Archives for Music Research. 7/1942, pp. 218-228.
  • Hans Albrecht:  Brandt (Prantner), Christoph Jobst v .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 533 ( digitized version ).
  • Hans Haase: Jobst vom Brandt (1517-1570). A contribution to the history of music in Germany in the second third of the 16th century. Kassel 1967.
  • Manfred Knedlik: "... thereby God's word can be practiced in a useful way". The 'hymn book' of Jobst vom Brandt reflected in the Lutheran conception of music. In: ders. (Ed.): Searching for traces - region - border crossings. Festschrift Franz Busl. Bodner, Pressath 2002, ISBN 3-926817-91-7 , pp. 147-157.
  • Wolfgang Rappel: Brandt (Prantner), Jobst from. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 87 ( digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Brandt, Jobst from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brandt, Jobst vom; Brant, Jobst from; Brant, Jobst vom; Prantner, Christoph Jobst from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1517
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldershof
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1570
Place of death Brand (Upper Palatinate)