Johann Beer
Austrian author, court official and composer
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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.[1]
Peter Schenk the Elder
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.[2]
His comic writings are reminiscent of Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen.
His work of music theory Musikalische Discurse reveals German baroque performance practice.[3]
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.[4]
Music theory
- Musikalische Discurse durch die Philosophie deducirt
Music
- Missa S. Marcellini for 8 soloists and double choir.[5]
- Concerto a 4 for posthorn, hunting horn, and strings in B-flat.
