Johann Ulrich Steigleder
Johann (Hans) Ulrich Steigleder (born March 22, 1593 in Schwäbisch Hall ; † October 10, 1635 ) was a German composer and organist of the early Baroque period.
family
Johann Ulrich Steigleder came from an old family of organists. His grandfather Utz Steigleder († 1581) was court and monastery organist in the service of several Württemberg dukes. His father Adam Steigleder (1561–1633) received a scholarship from Duke Ludwig to study in Rome from 1580 to 1583. After his return, the hoped-for position as Kapellmeister was occupied by Simon Lohet , who came from the Principality of Liège . After a short time in the court orchestra, Adam Steigleder became organist at Michaelskirche in Schwäbisch Hall and later organist at Ulm Minster .
Live and act
Johann Ulrich Steigleder was instructed by his father, as he mentioned in the foreword to his Ricercar tablature, in his youth he had “besides learning how to play the instrument and organ, was asked to do organic composition by my dear fathers” . At the age of 20 he became organist in Lindau, three years later he became organist at the Stuttgart collegiate church and also took part in the court chapel. The young Johann Jakob Froberger may have worked under him in Stuttgart . After the battle of Nördlingen , Stuttgart came under Austrian rule and the collegiate music was dissolved. Steigleder died in October 1635 in the plague epidemic that broke out in the ensuing emergency.
Steigleder's works are an example of the Württemberg early baroque. An organ tablature book "Ricercar Tabulatura ,organ et Organoedis" with 12 Ricercars (1624) was printed, which he engraved himself in modern notation in copper, it is in the possession of the Württemberg State Library. Another one with 40 chorale variations on the song " Our Father in the Kingdom of Heaven " by Martin Luther was published in 1627.
literature
- Robert Eitner: Steigleder, Hans Ulrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 592 f.
- Ernst Emsheimer : Johann Ulrich Steigleder. His life and his works. A contribution to the history of the south German organ composition. Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel 1928 (dissertation).
Discography
- The organ work: Tablature book Darinnen Daß Vatter our Auff 2. 3 and 4 voices, component and forty times Varirt, (1627) and Ricercar Tabulatura (1624) organist, Léon Berben at the Arp Schnitger organ St. Jacobi Cuxhaven (2 CD, Aeolus , 2005)
- Ricercar Tabulatura 1624 organist, Olimpio Medori, organ S. Annunziata Florence (Cornetto, 2004)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Ulrich Steigleder in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steigleder, Johann Ulrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steigleder, Hans Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and composer of the early baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Hall |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1635 |