Johann Agricola (composer)
Johann Agricola , also Johann Agricola Noricum or Johannes Noricum , (* around 1570 in Nuremberg , † around 1605 in Erfurt ) was a German composer.
Life
Around 1594 Johann Agricola was a discantist at the Weimar court orchestra. He later worked as a professor at the Augustiner grammar school in Erfurt. He emerged as a composer of motets and cantiones. These were published between 1601 and 1611.
literature
- Arrey von Dommer: Agricola, Johann (composer) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 148.
- Agricola, Johann . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 12 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Johann Agricola in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Individual references and comments
- ↑ a b Robert Eitner, 1/1900, Volume 1. according to Bavarian Music Lexicon Online (LMU).
- ↑ "Noricum" is mostly reproduced by the music lexicons as "from Nuremberg".
- ↑ a b Riemann Musiklexikon , 1959.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agricola, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agricola Noricum; Noricum Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1605 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |