Composer
Caspar Othmayr
German Protestant priest, theologian and composer (1515-1553)
1515–1553
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1515
- Died
- 1553
- Birthplace
- Amberg
- Place of death
- Nuremberg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Renaissance
Biography
Caspar Othmayr (12 March 1515 – 4 February 1553) was a German Lutheran pastor and composer.
Othmayr was born in Amberg, Upper Palatinate, and studied in Heidelberg as a pupil of Lorenz Lemlin, among others. Later, he became rector of the monastery school of Heilsbronn near Ansbach. From 1548 on he was provost in Ansbach, but soon lost the position because of theological differences.
Othmayr is considered one of the masters of melodic phrasing (Liedsatz) of the middle of the 16th century. The most important works were written from 1545 to 1550. He composed numerous hymns inspired by Martin Luther, and in 1546 wrote Epitaphium a Lutheri in memory of him.
His works are found in numerous collections of his time, as in Georg Forster's Frische teutsche Liedlein.
Othmayr died in Nuremberg in 1553 at the age of 37.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; theologian
- Movements
- German Renaissance
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 22406644
- ISNI
- 0000000109595643
- GND ID
- 121138143
- Library of Congress ID
- n90625093
- MusicBrainz ID
- 1350513d-406c-4b23-a5d0-1e675fd5bcb2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Choir, Horn, Recorder
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 22406644. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.