Sigmund Theophil Staden
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Sigmund Theophil Staden (6 November 1607 – 30 July 1655) was an important early German
composer
.
Staden was born in Kulmbach
, son of Johann Staden
, the founder of the so-called Nuremberg school. Based in Nuremberg
, he was the composer of Seelewig
(1644), the first German Singspiel
. The only other works of his that survive are three Friedens-Gesänge from 1651.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Staden was born in Kulmbach
Kulmbach
Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its famous sausages, or Bratwürste.-Location:...
, son of Johann Staden
Johann Staden
Johann Staden was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is best known for establishing the so-called Nuremberg school.-Life:He was the son of Hans Staden and Elisabeth Löbelle...
, the founder of the so-called Nuremberg school. Based in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, he was the composer of Seelewig
Seelewig
Seelewig or Das geistliche Waldgedicht oder Freudenspiel genant Seelewig is an opera in a prologue, three acts and an epilogue by the German composer Sigmund Theophil Staden....
(1644), the first German Singspiel
Singspiel
A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
. The only other works of his that survive are three Friedens-Gesänge from 1651.
Recordings
- SeelewigSeelewigSeelewig or Das geistliche Waldgedicht oder Freudenspiel genant Seelewig is an opera in a prologue, three acts and an epilogue by the German composer Sigmund Theophil Staden....
(1644) CPO - Friedens-Seufftzer und Jubel-Geschrey - Musik für Den Westfälischen Frieden. Manfred CordesManfred CordesManfred Cordes is a German conductor of early music, musicologist and teacher. He is currently professor at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen.- Publications :...
. CPO 999 571-2 (1997)