Johannes Wohlmuth
Johannes Wohlmuth (János) [ ˈjaːnoʃ ] (* 1642 in Rust ; † January 9, 1724 in Ödenburg ) was a Baroque composer and organist in the Kingdom of Hungary .
Life
Johannes Wohlmuth was born in 1642 in what was then the market town of Rust in a German-speaking Protestant family. He studied in Ödenburg, Breslau and Wittenberg , where he published his Disputatio de aqua in 1666 . From 1667 to 1674 he was rector and cantor in Rust. He then fled to Regensburg because of religious persecution , where he was a music teacher until 1686. After his return he worked as an organist and Kapellmeister in Ödenburg until 1721. He taught alongside other students, two sons of Prince Pál Esterházy , " on the clavir ".
A collection of dances for harpsichord and a Miserere for five soloists, five-part choir and orchestra has come down to us from him (1696). He wrote the first textbook for keyboard instruments in Hungary, the "Starck Virginalbuch", with secular and ecclesiastical pieces.
Web links
- Johannes Wohlmuth. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
- Wohlmuth's curriculum vitae (in Hungarian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wohlmuth, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Well-being, János |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baroque composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1642 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rust |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1724 |
| Place of death | Ödenburg |