Leonhard Päminger

Leonhard Päminger also Paminger and Panninger (Aschach an der Donau, 29 March 1495 - Passau, 1567) was an Upper-Austrian born Lutheran theologian, poet and composer in Catholic Bavaria.[1]

Leonhard Päminger's father Andreas was mayor of Aschbach in upper Austria.[2] He came to Passau in 1516 as a scribe.[3] His son, the composer Sigismund Päminger was born in 1539. As a school official he was free, as a Lutheran, to compose outside church employ. In addition to his duties he was a poet and theologian and corresponded with Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and Veit Dietrich.[4]

Works

Päminger was a prolific composer, with more than 700 of his works surviving.

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ Markmiller, Fritz, „Paminger, Leonhard“, in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001), S. 26 f. [Onlinefassung] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Paminger (Päminger, Panninger), Leonhard. Kirchenmusiker, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer
  2. ↑ Passauer Musikgeschichte Heinz-Walter Schmitz, Gertraud K. Eichhorn - 1999 "Die Passauer Musiker- und Theologenfamilie Paminger Leonhard Paminger wurde am 29. März 1495 in Aschach an der Donau (Oberösterreich) geboren und getauft. Sein Vater Andreas war dort Ratsherr. Er schickte das Kind im Alter von 10 ..."
  3. ↑ Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen Karl Goedeke, Edmund Goetze, Carl Diesch - 1886 "Leonhard Paminger, geb. 1495 zu Aschau, einem Schloße der Grafen Sctaumburg, unter Paßau an der Donau, kam 1513 nach Wien, 1516 nach Paßau, wo er ein Schulamt (officium tabellionatus, Schreiberdienst) verwaltete und am 3. ..."
  4. ↑ Music and Theology in Reformation Germany: The Case of Leonhard Päminger. Id:KUL_3H090317 K.U.Leuven


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