Composer
Erasmus Widmann
German composer
1572–1634
12 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1572
- Died
- 1634
- Birthplace
- Schwäbisch Hall
- Place of death
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Erasmus Widmann (1572–1634) was a South German composer.
Widmann was born at Schwäbisch Hall, and studied in Tübingen. His first musical positions were in Eisenerz (1595), Graz (1596), Schwäbisch Hall, and from 1602 Kapellmeister to Count Wolfgang von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim till the count's death in 1610. Finally Widmann was cantor and organist at Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; organist; independent publisher; conductor; chapelmaster; cantor
- Instruments played
- organ
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 32184967
- ISNI
- 0000000081116283
- GND ID
- 118807196
- Library of Congress ID
- n81066256
- MusicBrainz ID
- 23e2b614-2b0d-43e0-8b00-86043f025b47
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Recorder, Choir
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
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 32184967. Portrait: Attributed to Johann Georg Mentzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.