Museum Musicum Theoretico-Practicum, by Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar Majer. Title page.

Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar Majer (Schwäbisch Hall, 16 October 1689 - Schwäbisch Hall, 22 May 1768), was a German musician from the beginning of the 18th century, a "significant writer" on music in the late Baroque era.[1]

He was a singer at Schwäbisch Hall, an organist and cantor at St. Katharina, and author of two books, music methods:

  • 1718, Hodegus musicus. Teaches singing. A later edition published Schwäbisch Hall by Georg M. Majer, 1741.[2]
  • 1732, Museum musicum theoreticalo-practicum. The author advertised on the title page that readers would learn how to thoroughly learn both vocal and instrumental music) (1732).[3] A second edition came out in 1741.[3]

His second book was written to acquaint would-be musicians with information to help them learn to play instruments. The instruments included: recorder, chalumeau, transverse flute, 3-keyed bassoon, cornett, flageolet, and 2-keyed clarinet, clarion trumpet, tenor and bass trombone, alto and quint trombone, horn, lute, "harp" or psaltery, guitar, timpani, violin, viola, cello, viola de gamba and viola d'amore.[3] The book also includes the basics for reading music, a "survey of vocal music and intervals," and a dictionary of musical terms. [3][4]

What made him to be considered a significant writer was the annotations that he made in his personal copy of Museum musicum theoreticalo-practicum.[1] That city reside in the Wiirttembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Buelowm, George J. (2001). "Majer, Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.17499.
  2. ↑ "Major Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar 1689-1768". Hodegus musicus oder getreu-musikalischer Wegweiser, darinnen gezeiget wird das rechte Fundament der Singkunst (translation: Hodegus musicus or faithfully musical signpost, showing the right foundation of the art of singing) ...1 copy preserved...Utrecht, Bibliothek der Rijksuniv
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Poulin, Pamela L. (November 1991). "Review: Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar Majers Neu-eröffneter Theoretisch- und Praktischer Music-Saal (Nuremberg, 1741) by Eitelfriedrich Thom". Music & Letters. 72 (4): 587–589. doi:10.1093/ml/72.4.587. JSTOR 737015.
  4. ↑ "PRINTED SOURCES OF MUSIC for LUTE, ORPHARION, BANDORA, VIHUELA, ARCHLUTE, CHITARRONE AND THEORBO". Retrieved 15 February 2023. 1732 Majer, Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar, Museum musicum theoretico practicum, das ist: Neu-eröffneter theoretisch- und practischer Music-Saal...treatise with tuning chart for the 11-course lute in French tablature
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