Johann Valentin Rathgeber

Rathgeber studied theology on the School of Wurzburg in 1701 and became a schoolmaster and organist for the Juliusspital in 1704. By 1707 he was on the Benedictine abbey in Banz as the choirmaster where he continued to be for the others of his lifestyle with one break operating to go to southern Germany to understand about the performing from the Compline psalms. His most significant contribution to music was the “Ohrenvergnungendes und Gemuth-ergotzendes Tafel-Confect” a assortment of well-known music. This compilation included solos, duets, and choruses many with instrumental accompaniment plus some with thought bass. The melodies had been as predictable as well-known idioms recommend. During his life time Rathgeber was many observed for his cathedral music. These compositions included vespers, psalms, and liturgical parts. Most were have scored for SATB with strings and continuo but he was alert to the needs from the even more rural and much less densely filled areas. Appropriately, Rathgeber have scored the cathedral music in that way that two voices as well as the strings could possibly be left out in support of two voices and body organ were required. Various other characteristics of the parts included well-structured melodies, obviously stated texts with out a lot of repeated words, and lengthy items unified through repetition of shorter motifs. His instrumental music was standard from the Baroque era.