Sebastian Anton Scherer
Sebastian Anton Scherer (3 October 1631 – 26 August 1712) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque era.
Scherer was born in
St. Thomas (Église Saint-Thomas) in Strasbourg
, but it was most probably the latter case, since apparently he remained Ulm's cathedral organist until his death in 1712.
Scherer's surviving works are few, as is typical for the era. They include a collection of sacred
church mode, so that each mode has an intonatio prima (toccata-like, with extensive use of pedal point
), secunda (imitative), tertia (toccata-like) and quarta (imitative). The second part contains eight toccatas, all of which are sectional pieces that make heavy use of pedal point and contain much imitative counterpoint as well as free writing.
Other works include sacred and secular vocal music; and there is evidence that a set of lute suites was published in Augsburg, but those pieces are lost.
List of works
- Musica sacra (...) missae, psalmi, et motetti, Op. 1 (Ulm, 1657). For 3-5 voices and instruments.
- Operum musicorum secundum, distinctum in libros 2, Op. 2 (Ulm, 1664). Organ music.
- Traur- und Klaggesan (Ulm, 1664). Secular vocal music for 5 voices and basso continuo.
- Sonatae, Op. 3 (Ulm, 1680). Trio sonatas for 2 viola da gambaand basso continuo.
- Jubilate Deo, O quam mirabilis (vocal works in manuscript sources)
Media
References
- Apel, Willi, trans. H. Tischler (1972), The History of Keyboard Music to 1700 (Bloomington, Indiana)
- Beechey, Gwilym. "Scherer, Sebastian Anton", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy, grovemusic.com.
- Guilmant, Alexandre and Pirro, André (1907), Archives des maîtres de l’orgue, viii (Paris)
- Neumann, Frederick (1983), Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music: With Special Emphasis on J. S. Bach (Princeton, New Jersey)
External links
- Free scores by Scherer at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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