Melchior Teschner
Melchior Teschner (born April 29, 1584 in Fraustadt in Posen , † December 1, 1635 in Oberpritschen in Posen) was a German church musician, composer, philosopher and theologian.
Teschner attended high school in Zittau ( Saxony ) and was taught by Johann Klee . In 1602 he began to study music, philosophy and theology under Bartholomäus Gesius at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder .
From 1605 to 1608 Melchior Teschner was cantor and teacher in Śmigiel (Poznan). In the meantime he studied in Helmstedt and Wittenberg . In 1609 he was cantor of the Protestant "Zum Kripplein Christi" church in his native Fraustadt. Five years later he became pastor in Oberpritschen.
Compositions
- Adoration of you the Lamb (1613)
- The year ends silently
- Who appeared to salvation (1613)
- Spread the blessing hands, Lord, over our house
- You, the exalted lord
- Built on land (1613)
- A free confession applies (1613)
- Lord let us ask about you (1613)
- Lord of life and death (1613)
- Let me be yours and stay (1614)
- O God, receive the gifts (1613)
- O let us love Him who loved us first (1613)
- I want to give you valet (1614)
literature
- Robert Eitner: Teschner, Melchior . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 37, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 586.
Web links
- Works by and about Melchior Teschner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teschner, Melchior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician, composer and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fraustadt , Poznan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1635 |
| Place of death | Upper bunks , poses |