Georg Forster (Hymn-Writer, Composer)

Born: c1510 - Amberg, Germany
Died: November 12, 1568 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany

The German editor and composer, Georg Forster, was a chorister at Elector Ludwig V's court in Heidelberg c 1521, and became an eminent physician in Amberg. He collected songs, pursued an interest in literature and met Luther, who encouraged him to compose settings of biblical texts.

Among Georg Forster's esteemed editions is an influential collection of 382 (mostly four-part) German songs, Frischer tentscher Liedlein (Nürnberg, 1539-1556), which covers the German Tenorlied from the late 15^th century to the middle of the 16^th and enjoyed great popularity.

Source: Grove Concise Dictionary of Music (© 1994 by Oxford University Press)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2005)

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BWV 392, BWV 393, BWV 394, BWV 395

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