Sigmund Hemmel
Sigmund Hemmel (* 1520, † 1565) was a composer and Kapellmeister of Württemberg in Stuttgart.
Life
1544 Hemmel first time in the Stuttgart court orchestra under Duke Ulrich detectable as a tenor with 30 guilders content. Beginning with the New Year's Day 1552 took over Hemmel the Kapellmeister post with a salary of 50 guilders.
1554/55 was the bassist Philip Weber 's successor Hemmels as Kapellmeister. In the same year Hemmel had been to search singer, also he gave the " singerey four singing thamas " ( Central State Archive Stuttgart, A282, Bd.1292 ). On May 8, 1561 Hemmel father of a daughter named Anna, godmother was the wife of Kapellmeister Weber, Agnes Weber. This was also the godmother of her daughter Agnes, who is registered on August 27, 1562 in the parish register of Stuttgart, the daughter of Sigmund and Barbara Hemmel.
1563/64 to Hemmel borrowed 50 florins. From the agreed annual repayments of 10 guilders he could repay only 15 guilders. Is from the year 1565/66 to learn that " Sigmund Hemeln unnd tenor alto [ ... ] just as experienced half jar. [ ... ] Uf beyligennd decret o angehefft in ynneren. Hausfrawen If its the gannze on remuneration administered according quitung L eld " ( Central State Archive Stuttgart, A 282, Bd.1301 ). At the same time his widow Barbara was issued as payment of 35 guilders because Hemmel " the gannz psalterium teutsch quatuor vocum componirt unnserm gnedigen princes vnnd mr vbergeben " (ibid.).
End of August 1565 must have died Hemmel. On January 7, 1568 Barbara received a florin and 30 Kreutzer from the church box for a polished slate stone, which her husband had composed. At press time, for correction and completion of other German psalms several Hofkapelle were beginning January 1570 ten guilders " The XIIII januarij Ettlich cantoribus which Sigmund psalms säligen Hemels VND corrected in truckh gechriben zuuerehrung VND ergözung IRER gehabten effortless VND VND arbait loud Decrets quit x gld. " ( Central State Archive Stuttgart, A282, Bd.1305 ).
Works
The most important work Hemmels certainly represents the gantz psalter of David is a full four -part setting of the Psalter in the German-speaking areas munging from Ludwig oiler, Leo Jud, Hans Sachs, Martin Luther, Matthias Greitter, Wolfgang Dachstein, Jakob Dachser, Andreas Knöpken, Joachim Aberlin, Thomas Blaurer, Sigmund Salminger, Adam Reusner, Ludwig Hatzer, Johann Schweinitzer, Burkard Waldis, Heinrich Vogther, Veit Dietrich, Wolfgang Meuslin, John Gramann, Johannes Agricola, Justus Jonas and John the Elder Kolrose, which appeared posthumously in 1569 in print. In addition, some other compositions are preserved in manuscript, the motet Da pacem Domine and the measuring composition Missa super Ker resist happiness with pleasure.
Expenditure
- The gantz Psalter of David, Tübingen 1569, new edition Publisher C. Hofius, bunting Book 2013