Hans Kotter (musician)
Hans Kotter (* 1480 in Strasbourg , † 1541 in Bern ), also Johannes Kotter , was a German composer and organist of the Renaissance.
Kotter studied with Paul Hofhaimer from 1498 to 1500. After that he was organist at the Saxon court in Torgau until 1508 . He then took on positions in Breisgau and Freiburg im Üechtland (Switzerland), from where he was expelled after imprisonment and torture because of his Protestant denomination . From 1534 he taught as a schoolmaster in Bern . His organ book, which he compiled between 1513 and 1522, contains the first German organ dances as well as pieces by Hofhaimer, Josquin Desprez , Heinrich Isaac and others. Ten preludes have also been preserved , which are kept in a somewhat impersonal style and are close to his teacher Hofhaimer.
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- Brockhaus-Riemann-Musiklexikon, vol. 2, p. 330. 2004, digibib.
- Wilhelm Merian: Bonifacius Amerbach and Hans Kotter . In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde , Vol. 16, 1917, pp. 140–206. ( e-periodica.ch )
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Kotter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography (Engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotter, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kotter, Johann; Kotter, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1480 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1541 |
| Place of death | Bern |