Johannes Selner
Johann (es) Selner (also: Johannes Sölner , * around 1525 in Neuburg (Pfalz) ; † November 1583 in Leubnitz ) was the second Kreuzkantor in Dresden from 1553 to 1560 .
In 1550, Selner went to Wittenberg to study theology , where he also worked as a cantor. In 1553, on the recommendation of Melanchthon , he was appointed to succeed Sebaldus Baumann as cantor of the Dresden Kreuzkirche . In 1560 he became pastor in Leubnitz, where he died in November 1583.
In 1557 Selner published five volumes with Latin motets .
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SURNAME | Selner, Johannes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Selner, Johann; Sölner Johannes; Sölner, Johann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kreuzkantor in Dresden (1553–1560) |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1525 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuburg (Palatinate) |
DATE OF DEATH | November 1583 |
Place of death | Leubnitz |