Johannes Krocker (musician)
Johannes Krocker , also Johannes Kroker and Johannes Crocker , (* around 1570 in Brieg ; † late 1626 in Königsberg ) was a German Kapellmeister and composer of the Baroque.
life and work
In 1604 Krocker was the electoral court musician in Königsberg. In 1608 he became vice conductor there and after Johannes Eccard's death in 1611 Kapellmeister. In addition to the treble players in Krocker's time, the band consisted of 7 to 8 musicians.
Only a few occasional compositions of Krocker's works have survived.
swell
- Krocker, Johannes . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 972 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Wilibald Gurlitt, 1959: Johannes Krocker.
- ↑ Hans Engel: Königsberg. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 7 (Jensen - Kyrie). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1958, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 1731 (= digital library volume 60, p. 42629) There this statement about Johannes Crocker.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krocker, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kroker, Johannes; Crocker, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Kapellmeister and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brieg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1626 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg |