Wolfgang Wessnitzer
Wolfgang Wessnitzer (also Weßnitzer ; baptized August 27, 1629 in Nuremberg ; † August 31, 1697 in Celle ) was a German organist and hymn composer .
Life
Wessnitzer was a student of Heinrich Scheidemann . In 1654 he had applied in vain for a position as organist in Hamburg, but was instead appointed court organist in Celle in August 1655 as the successor to his competitor Albert Schop . In 1679 he also took over the office of city organist. He was also the editor of the Celle-Lüneburg hymn books of 1661 and 1665.
Works
In 1661 Wessnitzer wrote the melody for the song of Jesus, my life, life ( EG 86), the text of which was written in 1659 by Ernst Christoph Homburg .
literature
- Harald Müller: Weßnitzer, Wolfgang. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, supplement for both parts. Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1139-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Harald Müller: Wessnitzer, Wolfgang. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Evangelical Hymnal - Edition for the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church . 4th revised edition. Lutherische Verlagsgesellschaft, Kiel 2007, ISBN 978-3-87503-099-0 , chap. 957 .
- ↑ Evangelisches Gesangbuch - Edition for the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church . 4th revised edition. Lutherische Verlagsgesellschaft, Kiel 2007, ISBN 978-3-87503-099-0 , chap. 86 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wessnitzer, Wolfgang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weßnitzer, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized August 27, 1629 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1697 |
| Place of death | Celle |