Melchior Schildt
Melchior Schildt (* 1592 or 1593 in Hanover ; † May 18, 1667 there ) was a German composer and organist at the North German organ school .
life and work
Melchior Schildt was a member of an important Hanoverian family of organists that went back to Gerd Schildt (1547–1569 organist at the Aegidienkirche ).
Schildt received his first music lessons probably from his father as well as from the cantor and composer Andreas Crappius . From 1609 to probably 1612 he was a student of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck in Amsterdam. Schildt got his first known job in 1623 at the Marienkirche in Wolfenbüttel . He held this office until 1626, when he became court organist for Christian IV of Denmark. After receiving a commendatory certificate of discharge from the king in 1629, he took over his father's position as organist at the Marktkirche in Hanover , which he would hold until his death.
Schildt was married twice. His second marriage had four children, two of whom survived their father. Judging by the provisions of Schildt's will, he was a wealthy man.
Almost all of Schildt's traditional organ works are chorale arrangements and show great differences. The only surviving vocal work is a choral concert about Oh my heart love Jesus .
Honors
- In 1927 a street in the Hanover district of Badenstedt was named after the musician.
literature
- German Biographical Encyclopedia , Vol. 8, p. 634
- Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present . General encyclopedia of music / with the collaboration of numerous music researchers at home and abroad , vol. 11: Rasch - Schnyder von Wartensee , Kassel; Basel; London; New York, NY; Prague: Bear Rider; Stuttgart; Weimar: Metzler, 1963, column 1713-1715
- George Grove (Ed.): Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , vol. 16, p. 646
- Heinrich Sievers : Hanoverian music history. Documents, reviews, etc. Opinions , Vol. 1: From the beginnings to the Wars of Liberation , Tutzing: Schneider, 1979, ISBN 3-7952-0282-5 , pp. 11-15
- Robert Eitner : Schildt, Melchior . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, pp. 203 f.
- Hugo Thielen : SCHILDT, Melchior. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 314.
- Hugo Thielen: Schildt, Melchior. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 541.
Web links
- Works by and about Melchior Schildt in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shield, Melchior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and organist of the north German organ school |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1592 or 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1667 |
| Place of death | Hanover |