Johann Sebastian Diez

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Johann Sebastian Diez (born May 8, 1711 in Neuhaus / Pegnitz ; † November 19, 1793 in Wasserburg / Inn ) was a German composer , choir director and teacher in the age of musical baroque and pre-classical music .

Live and act

After his studies, about which nothing else is known, Johann Sebastian Diez initially worked as an informator for a count. During a trip to Salzburg , which took him through Wasserburg am Inn, he learned that the position of choirmaster of the city church was vacant. He took over this service in 1736, married the widow of his deceased predecessor and remained there until his death. Diez led the parish choir and performed his compositions there. As a teacher he trained many musicians - among his students were the composers Joseph Schlett and Johann Kaspar Aiblinger . He was also valued as a language teacher, especially in Latin. Leopold Mozart and his family often stopped in Wasserburg on his travels and counted Johann Sebastian Diez among his friends. It is said that the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played on the organ in the Church of St. Jacob. In Leopold Mozart's travel notes from 1763 there is a special mention of Mr. Choriregens Diez .

Works

"Alphabetarius Musicus"

Alphabetarius Musicus, exhibens VII Missae solemnes in ordinarias distributas, et secundum stylum modernum, et tamen ecclesiasticum elaboratus.
7 Missae solemnis in alphabetical order. Dedicated to Saints Augustine, Benedict, Chrysostom, Dominicus, Edmundus, Franzicus, Gregorius.
( Published in Augsburg 1735, Johann Jakob Lotter )

Vocal and instrumental music

His works are now in the choir archive of the parish of Sankt Jakob in Wasserburg. These include:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Dionys Reithofer: Brief history of the ... City of Wasserburg . 1814 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ^ Paul Sippel: Mozart biography. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
  3. ^ Gerhard Schoen: Dietz, Johann Sebastian (1711–1793), composer - BMLO. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ ALPHABETARIUS MUSICUS exhibens VII. Missa Solemnes in claves ordinarias distributas, & secundum Stylum Modernum attamen ecclesiasticum Elaboratas, à JOANNE SEBASTIANO DIEZ, ... I OPUS . 1753 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. ↑ Everything = diez, johann sebastian - RISM. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Diez, Johann Sebastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, choir director and teacher in the age of musical baroque and pre-classical music
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1711
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhaus
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1793
Place of death Wasserburg am Inn