Erasmus Widmann

A graduate from the University or college of Tubingen and an accomplished instrumentalist who could play the organ, harpsichord, lute, zither, viol, flute and trombone, Widmann was an organist in Styria, and a preceptor and organist at Weikersheim for Count number Wolfgang and his instant successor. His responsibilities included teaching, composing, playing and directing. The music artists at court had been required to have the ability to sing also to perform on a number of devices. Widmann’s abilities had been a lot more than conducive to create audio music. Composing several secular functions, Widmann’s topics included mythological issues aswell as those coping with the life span of students. He utilized polyphony and homophony in his numerous functions. Sacred pieces had been occur both German and Latin text messages for biblical data as well as for pietistic poetry. Widmann published his own text messages for the secular compositions as well as the mythological functions illustrate his solid classical training. Periodic antiphonal and personality distinctions are located in Widmann’s secular functions. “Geistlich Psalmen und Lieder” (religious psalms and tunes) was his 1st sacred publication. He used tuneful melodies that have been well-suited for both melisma aswell as syllabic composing. “Gantz neue Cantzon, Intraden, Balletten und Courranten” had been instrumental dances released by Widmann. Many of them are modal in personality and rhythms had been consistent, befitting dancing. Harmonies utilized by Widmann had been considered fresh and new while his motifs and phrasings without variance managed the conservatism from the late Renaissance.