Johann Caspar Simon

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Johann Caspar Simon (born January 10, 1701 in Floh near Schmalkalden , † November 22, 1776 in Leipzig ) was a German organist and composer of the Baroque period .

Life

JC Simon was born in Floh near Schmalkalden ( Thuringia ) in 1701 and began studying theology in Jena in 1723 . Four years later he took over a position as cantor in Langenburg ( Württemberg ), where he also worked as a teacher ( preceptor ). In 1731 an application for the office of praeceptor at the Latin School in Aalen failed due to the different salary expectations of Simons and the Aalen council.

Simon then went to St. Georg Church in Nördlingen as music director and organist . Here he developed his compositional activity, which resulted in numerous cantatas , preludes and fugues . He also taught at the Nördlinger Latin School.

In 1750 JC Simon took over the cloth business of his late brother-in-law in Leipzig and built up a new business there as a merchant . He died in Leipzig in 1776.

Works

  • Four years of cantatas: 1732 (various), 1734 (various), 1737/38 (89 works preserved), 1749/50 (only begun)
  • Easy Preludes and Fugues (Augsburg, 1750/51)
  • Gemüth's Pleasing Musicalische Neben-Hours Augsburg, 1750; Other part: Augsburg, 1752
  • Musical A. B. C. in small and easy fugettes Augsburg, 1754
  • First attempt at some varied and fugitive chorales Nuremberg, 1755

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personal data
SURNAME Simon, Johann Caspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1701
PLACE OF BIRTH Fled at Schmalkalden
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1776
Place of death Leipzig