Johann Gottlob Schneider senior
Johann Gottlob Schneider (born August 1, 1753 in Alt-Waltersdorf ; † May 3, 1840 in Alt-Gersdorf ) was a German organist and cantor .
Life
Johann Gottlob Schneider was born as the son of a linen weaver in the Zittau Mountains . He became interested in music at an early age and acquired the necessary skills on an autodidactic basis . He became a sub-schoolmaster and organist in his home village below the Lausche . In 1787 he went from Alt-Waltersdorf to Alt-Gersdorf as a teacher and organist . There he founded a choir, among other things.
After his first wife died, he married a second time. With Anna Rosina geb. Hänisch, who came from neighboring Jonsdorf , had three sons who inherited the musical talent that his father promoted.
The eldest son Friedrich , who was born in Waltersdorf in 1786, became an organist, first at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, then at the same time as court conductor at the court of the Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau in Dessau .
His second son, Johann Gottlob Schneider , was trained by him after he was four years old to play the piano and organ as well as in violin, viola, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet and trombone. In 1811 he was appointed singing teacher at the Ratsfreischule and organist at the Paulinerkirche in Leipzig. Later he also worked as a composer.
The third son, Johann Gottlieb Schneider, went to Hirschberg in Silesia as an organist. Johann Gottlob Schneider also taught him together with his other two sons.
literature
- Hans Michael Schletterer: Schneider, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 110-119.
- Egbert Wünsche: The Saxon organ king Johann Schneider - a son of Neugersdorf. In: Sächsische Heimatblätter , 42, 1996, No. 6, pp. 358-363.
- Andreas Sieling: "... one of the greatest organ virtuosos living now". Johann Gottlob Schneider, organist at the Ev. Court Church. In: Matthias Herrmann (ed.): The Dresden church music in the 19th and 20th centuries. Laaber 1998, ISBN 3-89007-331-X , pp. 142–156 (= Music in Dresden 3).
- Uta Scheffel: On the 150th anniversary of the death of Johann Gottlob Schneider (1789–1964) from Jonsdorf. In: Oberlausitzer Heimatblätter, 43 (2014), pp. 7–12.
Web links
- Rudolf Vierhaus : German Biographical Encyclopedia , Vol. 9, Walter de Gruyter, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung , 1840, p. 495
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Johann Gottlob senior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schneider, Johann Gottlob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and cantor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alt-Waltersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1840 |
| Place of death | Alt-Gersdorf |