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Georg Forster (Hymn-Writer, Composer) |
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Born: c1510 - Amberg, Upper Palatinate, Germany
Died: November 12, 1568 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bavaria, Germany |
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The German editor and composer, Georg Forster, was a chorister at Elector Ludwig V's court in Heidelberg c 1521, and became an eminent physician in Amberg. He collected songs, pursued an interest in literature and met Luther, who encouraged him to compose settings of biblical texts.
Among Georg Forster's esteemed editions is an influential collection of 382 (mostly four-part) German songs, Frischer tentscher Liedlein (Nürnberg, 1539-1556), which covers the German Tenorlied from the late 15th century to the middle of the 16th and enjoyed great popularity. |
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Source: Grove Concise Dictionary of Music (© 1994 by Oxford University Press)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2005) |
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Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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BWV 392, BWV 393, BWV 394, BWV 395 |
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