Born: 1510/1516 - ??
Died: 1568/1569 - ??

The composer, Christian Janszon [Janszone] Hollander, was from 1549 to 1557 choirmaster at St. Walburg's, Audenarde. From 1559 to 1564 he was singer in the Imperial Chapel at Vienna under the Emperors Ferdinand I and Maximilian II. In 1564 he moved to the archducal court at Innsbruck. His employers thought highly of his compositions - German songs and motets which show accomplished use of the mature Franco-Flemish polyphonic style.

A large number of motets by him are contained in the collections of the time, and especially in the Thesaurus of Joannelli, 1568, from which Commer has reprinted twenty-five. The only other works of Hollander that appeared in print are:
(1) A collection of German songs, sacred and secular, for 4 to 8 v. (Munich, 1670); (2) Tricinia (Munich, 1673). From the former Commer has reprinted two sacred songs for 6 voices, O Herr durch deinen bittern Tod, Allmächtiger Gott der du all' Ding erhältst, and two secular songs for four voices, Der Wein der Schmeckt, Ach edles Bild.

Source: Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1952 Edition, by Rev. J.R. Milne); HOASM Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (December 2005)

Use of Chorale Melodies in his works

Title

Chorale Melody

Year

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ for 5 voices

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

Printed 1570

Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ for 5 voices

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

Printed 1610

Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen, Weltliches Lied for S, A, T 1, 2, B, No. 24 in Neue Teutsche Geistliche und Weltliche Liedlein [...]

O Welt, ich muß dich lassen

1570

Links to other Sites

HOASM: Christian Janszone Hollander

Bibliography