Adam of Fulda
Adam of Fulda (* 1445 in Fulda, † 1505 in Wittenberg ) was a German composer and music theorist. He is considered one of the most important representatives of German music in the 15th century. His treatise De musica headed over to the German music humanistic teachings.
Life
Adam of Fulda was born in 1445. His musical studies, he graduated as a Benedictine monk in the monastery Vornbach am Inn, where he probably wrote his treatise De musica. He left the monastery and became court historian at the court of Frederick the Wise in Torgau, and was since 1490 leader of the local church choir. He then lectured at the University of Wittenberg where he performed in a humanistic circles.
Adam of Fulda died of the plague in 1505.
Work
Treatise
Adam of Fulda has emerged primarily as a writer of music theory treatise De musica, which consists of four parts, in which the following topics are covered:
- 7 chapter on explanation, invention and praise music,
- 17 chapters on manual guidance, singing, voice, clefs and key signatures,
- 13 Chapter over mensural and
- 8 chapters on Intervals and consonance.
About his pupil Johann Walter influenced Adam of Fulda with his treatise Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz. The surviving manuscript of the treatise was written in Strasbourg and is dated November 5, 1490.
Compositions
The majority of the surviving compositions Adam of Fulda are Latin choral works for boys' and men's choir. His four -part mass is modeled Guillaume Dufay. The four-part music theory on the text O vera lux et gloria belonged originally to the song Oh hülff me sorry VND senlich klag, which can be found in Joseph Klug's Wittenberg hymnal ( 1535). There, Adam of Fulda is listed as lyricist.
Works
- Theoretical writing: De musica. 1490
- Theologically - poetic writing: A water andechtig Cristen -ing Buchleī from hailigē Schrifften VND Lerern by Adam of Fulda set in teutsch reymenn. With eight woodcuts by Lucas Cranach. Wittenberg, 1512
- Missa for four voices since I have heart loving avoid you
- This motets est laetitiae, hymn Sancti Johannes Baptistae Ut queant laxis and O vera lux et gloria
- 10 Uffizi in Leipzig Codex Apel
- 3 secular songs in: The songbook of the Office of Aich. to 1510. reprint 1930