Johann Beer
Peter Schenk the Elder • Illustration — Johann Beer by Johann Beer (also spelled Bähr, Baer, or Behr, Latinized as Ursus or Ursinus; (28 February 1655, in Sankt Georgen – 6 August 1700, in Weissenfels) was an Austrian author, court official and composer.
Also recorded as Johann Behr · Johann Bär · Jan Rebhu
Johann Beer
17th century writer and composer.
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- Born
- 1655
- Died
- 1700
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Occupation
- musicologist · singer · composer · music theorist · writer · librarian · musician · novelist
- Movements
- Baroque music
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Biography
Biography
Beer was born in Austria to Protestant parents. In 1676, he entered the service of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels as a countertenor. In 1700, he died, aged 45, as the result of a hunting accident. His comic writings are reminiscent of Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. His work of music theory Musikalische Discurse reveals German baroque performance practice.
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Johann Beer (1655 – 6 August 1700) was a composer, musician, writer, novelist and librarian. Johann Beer was born in 1655; the birthplace is recorded as St. Georgen, Autriche by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Sankt Georgen im Attergau by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Johann Beer died on 6 August 1700; the place of death is Weißenfels, Germany, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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1700
Johann Beer died at Weißenfels.
Works and editions
Comic novels • Der Simplicianische Welt-Kucker. The Simplician World-Observer 4 Vols. Halle and Saale 1677–79 • Der Abenteuerliche Ritter Hopffen-Sach. The adventurous Knight Hop-Sack. Halle 1678 • Der Politische Feuermäuer-Kehrer. Leipzig 1682 • Teutsche Winternächte. Nuremberg 1682, English translation German winter nights 1988. Music theory • Musikalische Discurse durch die Philosophie deducirt Music • Missa S. Marcellini for 8 soloists and double choir. • Concerto a 4 for posthorn, hunting horn, and strings in B-flat.
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