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Johann Beer by
Peter Schenk the Elder
Peter Schenk the Elder
Johann Beer (also spelled Bähr, Baer, or Behr, Latinized as Ursus or Ursinus, (Sankt Georgen, 28 February 1655 – 6 August 1700, Weissenfels) was an Austrian author, court official and composer.
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.
His comic writings are reminiscent of Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen.
His work of music theory Musikalische Discurse reveals German baroque performance practice.
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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.
Music theory
- Musikalische Discurse durch die Philosophie deducirt
Music
- Missa S. Marcellini for 8 soloists and double choir.
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