Johann Georg Mettenleiter
Johann Georg Mettenleiter (born March 7, 1812 in Lontal ; † October 6, 1858 in Regensburg ) was a German composer and church musician .
Life
Johann Georg Mettenleiter was the son of an elementary school teacher. At the age of twelve he came to Wallerstein to his uncle Johann Michael Mettenleiter, who held the position of a princely Wallerstein secretary and choir regent. Here he was taught Latin and French, as well as drawing and music. In 1836 he was accepted at the royal school teacher seminar in Bamberg . He broke off his training in the first year. In 1837 he took over the office of choir regent at the parish church in Oettingen im Ries .
In 1839 Mettenleiter was appointed choir regent and organist at the collegiate church of the old chapel in Regensburg . He worked there until his death. He was also active as a composer. In Regensburg, the bishop Karl August von Reisach and the canon Carl Proske became aware of him, who encouraged him to publish the Enchiridion Chorale , a collection of Gregorian chants , and to reform church music.
The clergyman, church musician and music writer Dominicus Mettenleiter was his brother.
Works (selection)
- Compositions
- Psalm 95, “Sing to Jehovah,” for 6 male voices. Pustet, Regensburg 1847.
- Psalm 114, "Alleluia, love fulfilled". Schott, Mainz 1852.
- “Crux fidelis”, for 2 choirs with trombones. Weger, Brixen 1868.
- Fonts
- List of all masses, motets, psalms, etc., which were practiced in Regensburg under my direction over a period of 10 years and which were partly performed on the music choir of the k. Collegiat-Stiftes z. old. Chapel, when some were privately executed. Regensburg 1849.
- Enchiridion chorale, sive selectus locupletissimus cantionum liturgicarum iuxta ritum S. Romanae Ecclesiae per totius anni circulum praescriptarum. Several volumes. Pustet, Regensburg 1853 ff.
- Manuale breve cantionum ac precum liturgicarum iuxta ritum S. Romanae Ecclesiae. Pustet, Regensburg 1874.
literature
- Dominicus Mettenleiter : Joh. Georg Mettenleiter, formerly monastery choir regent at the old chapel in Regensburg: an artist picture. Weger, Brixen 1866.
- Wilhelm Bäumker : Mettenleiter, Johann Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 232.
- Gabriela Krombach: Mettenleiter, Johann Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 596 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Bernd Moeller , Bruno Jahn: German Biographical Encyclopedia of Theology and the Churches (DBETh). Saur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-598-11666-7 , p. 927.
- Hans-Michael Körner : Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia. De Gruyter Saur, Berlin / New York 2005, p. 1308.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Georg Mettenleiter in the German Digital Library
- Johann Georg Mettenleiter in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Mettenleiter, Johann Georg on leo-bw.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mettenleiter, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lontal |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1858 |
| Place of death | regensburg |