Georg Forster (c. 1510 – 12 November 1568) was a German editor, composer and physician.[1]
Forster was born in Amberg, in the Upper Palatinate. While a chorister at Elector Ludwig V's court in Heidelberg around 1521, he was a colleague of Caspar Othmayr, who would also become a composer of renown. Forster received his first instruction in composition from the Kapellmeister Lorenz Lemlin.
Forster wrote and published Frische teutsche Liedlein, a five-part collection of songs. The first volume was published in 1539, and the final volume was published in 1556.
References
- ^ a b Gudewill, Kurt (2001). "Forster, Georg". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10003. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
External links
- Free scores by Georg Forster in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Georg Forster at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
