Nikolaus Zangius
Nikolaus Zangius (* around 1570 in Woltersdorf ; † around 1619 in Berlin ) was a German composer .
Zangius was born in Woltersdorf as the son of a pastor. In 1597 he worked as Kapellmeister at the episcopal-princely court in Iburg . In 1599 he moved to Danzig as a substitute for the ailing Kapellmeister Johann Wannings . In 1602 he was given the office. He also became a brother of the Christopher Bank in Artus Court . In the same year he fled from the plague to Prague , where he worked as the emperor's servant . In 1607 he returned to Danzig. From 1612 to 1619 he held the office of court conductor in Berlin.
Works
- Beautiful new ecclesiastical and secular songs with three voices . Frankfurt on the Oder 1594.
- Spiritual and secular songs with five voices . Cologne 1597.
Modern editions
- Spiritual and secular songs with five voices . Merseburg 1960.
- Bow down, Hansel . Möseler-Verlag 1972.
- Dialogus 1617. Moeck 1972.
- The Cologne market . Edition Peters 1986.
literature
- Robert Eitner : Zangius, Nicolaus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 688 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Kessler : Danzig Church Music . Hänssler-Verlag 1973
Web links
- Works by and about Nikolaus Zangius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Nikolaus Zangius in the International Music Score Library Project
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Wanning | Kapellmeister of the Marienkirche in Danzig 1599–1607 |
Andreas Hakenberger |
| Johannes Eccard | Kapellmeister of the Berlin court orchestra 1612–1619 |
William Brade |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zangius, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zangius, Nicolaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Kapellmeister and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woltersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1619 |
| Place of death | Berlin |