Leonhart Schröter
Leonhart Schröter (also Leonhard Schröterus ; * probably 1532 in Torgau ; † probably 1601 in Magdeburg ) was a German composer and Lutheran cantor .
Life
He attended the Princely School in Meißen from 1545 to 1547 . He then worked from 1561 to 1576 as city cantor in Saalfeld . During this time he was also from about December 1571 to November 1572 the first librarian under Duke Julius of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1528–1569) at his library in Wolfenbüttel . In 1576 Schröter switched to the Altstädter Latin School in Magdeburg as cantor, where he remained until his retirement in 1595.
Works
As a composer of Protestant church music, Schröter published several collections of choral works, including:
- 55 sacred songs for Protestant singing with 4 to 7 voices. Wittenberg 1562.
- a Tadeum (1576).
- Two parts “Cantiones suavissimae quator vocis”. Erfurt 1576 and 1580.
- a score "New Christmas Song". Helmstedt 1586/87.
- Hymn sacri. Erfurt 1587.
literature
- Hans Haase: The first ducal librarian - a musician . In: Wolfenbütteler contributions 1. 1972. pp. 140-167.
- Robert Eitner : Schröter, Leonhart . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 572.
- Hans-Joachim Böttcher : "Schröter (us), Leonhard", in: Important historical personalities of the Düben Heath, AMF - No. 237, 2012, pp. 92–93.
Web links
- Works by and about Leonhart Schröter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music (cantory archive)
- Sheet music and audio files by Leonhart Schröter in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schröter, Leonhart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schröterus, Leonhart; Schröter, Leonhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Composer and cantor in Magdeburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1532 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torgau , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1601 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg , Germany |