Knecht, Justin Heinrich. Luthers Verdienste um Musik und Poesie. Eine Skizze.

$949.00

First edition of the author's last effort, extremely rare. Dedicated to the newly acceded King Wilhelm I of Württemberg.

The German writer on music, composer and organist J. H. Knecht (1752-1817) "had musical instruction from local teachers, but was mainly self-taught. The writer C. M. Wieland, who lived near [his native] Biberach, was a friend and tutor of his [...] In 1771 he was appointed music director and organist in his native town, where he remained all his life apart from a short interlude during which he was court conductor at Stuttgart (1806-8). He enjoyed a great reputation as composer, organist and theorist of the Vogler school [...] Knecht's theoretical treatises are also indebted to Vogler" (New Grove X, 119f.).

A good, clean copy.