Johann Lindemann (church musician)

Johann Lindemann (* around 1550 in Gotha ; † 1630 ibid) was a German hymn poet and composer .

Life

Johann Lindemann was born in Gotha around 1550; According to Christian Gottlieb Jöcher , he was a son of the pedagogue Cyriacus Lindemann , the ADB author Albert Schumann, however, claims that Lindemann was a son of Nikolaus Lindemann, who in turn was brother of Cyriacus. Not much is known about Johann Lindemann's life either, he was a master of philosophy , he was also a teacher and cantor in Gotha since 1580 . He held this office until his death in 1630.

Lindemann is associated with the German versions of the songs In dir is joy in all suffering and Jesus, want us wise , the Italian ballettos by Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi . In the past, Lindemann was also credited with the authorship of the texts, but this is not true. It is doubtful whether he even wrote poetry himself. The texts, which come from Cyriacus Schneegaß , were ascribed to Lindemann in the older literature, since they first appeared in the Amorum Filii collection published by Lindemann in 1598 . The unknown author of the ADB ruled that the song, Herr Jesu, had been praised and had the greatest claim to Lindemann's authorship; Albert Schumann, on the other hand, thinks that it was "without a doubt written by L [indemann]".

Works

Amorum Filii Dei Decades Duae (1594, 1596 and 1598; three volumes; a collection of hymns, some of which were revised by Lindemann)

literature

unknown author: Lindemann, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 679.
Albert Schumann : Lindemann, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 809.

Individual evidence

^ Hermann Harrassowitz: Schneegaß, Cyriakus. In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2001, ISBN 3525503237 , p. 279 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
↑ Andreas Marti : 398 - There is joy in you . In: Wolfgang Herbst , Ilsabe Seibt (Hrsg.): Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch . No. 15 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-525-50339-3 , p. 48–55 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Lindemann, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German hymn poet and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1550
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gotha
DATE OF DEATH	1630
Place of death	Gotha

[1] Hermann Harrassowitz: Schneegaß, Cyriakus. In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2001, ISBN 3525503237 , p. 279 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

[2] Andreas Marti : 398 - There is joy in you . In: Wolfgang Herbst , Ilsabe Seibt (Hrsg.): Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch . No. 15 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-525-50339-3 , p. 48–55 ( limited preview in Google Book search).