Johann Quirsfeld
Johann Quirsfeld (born July 22, 1642 in Dresden , † June 18, 1686 in Pirna ) was a German Protestant theologian and cantor who was best known for his musical textbook and a number of other publications.
Life
Quirsfeld came from the Saxon residence city of Dresden. He attended the University of Wittenberg , where he studied philosophy, among other things, and obtained a master's degree in philosophy. Quirsfeld found his first job as a cantor and colleague of the third grade at the school in the district of Pirna . After a few years of successful work in Pirna he was named deacon by lot and finally promoted to archdeacon .
Johann Quirsfeld wrote several books on theological edification about the gospel. However, Quirsfeld gained greater fame through the publication of a musical textbook in which he recorded his practical experience as a cantor and which was well received by his contemporaries. The title of this text-book was Breviarium musicum or, in short, how a boy can quickly and easily come to the art of singing and can recently grasp and learn the most necessary things for it . A few years before his death, Martin Gabriel Huebner published a second edition of this textbook in Dresden in 1683, augmented by examples and two-part canons in the twelve keys. After his death, three more editions followed, the last in 1717.
Quirsfeld also wrote a chorale book with the title Geistlicher Harfenklang on ten strings etc. in a complete hymn book containing over 1000 songs, along with their usual melodies and church collectibles etc. It was published in 1679 in the trade fair city of Leipzig . The work Aurifodina mathematica de sono , printed in Leipzig in 1675, is also attributed to him. In 1689 his Spiritual Myrrh Garden also appeared .
literature
- Moritz Fürstenau: Quirsfeld, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 48.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Quirsfeld in the German Digital Library
- Johann Quirsfeld in the digital portrait index
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quirsfeld, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and cantor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1642 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1686 |
| Place of death | Pirna |