Elias Ammerbach

Short bio Elias Ammerbach

Birthday: 1530 in Naumburg, Germany

Died: 1597 in Leipzig, Germany

Genre: Classical

Period: Renaissance

Full biography Elias Ammerbach

Elias Ammerbach was a German composer and organist who lived from 1530 to 1597. He was born in Naumburg and later served as the organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. He is known for his contribution to the development of organ playing and music during the Renaissance period.

Ammerbach is particularly well known for his publication "Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur", which is a collection of organ music, song arrangements, and dance music. This work is considered to be one of the earliest collections of German keyboard music and includes pieces by Italian composers such as Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, as well as some of Ammerbach's own compositions.

Ammerbach's music is noted for its complexity and technical demands, and his use of counterpoint and polyphony was considered innovative for the time. His achievements as a composer and organist contributed to the development of German keyboard music, and his works continue to be studied and performed today.

Overall, Elias Ammerbach was an important figure in the history of Renaissance music, particularly in the development of organ playing and keyboard music in Germany.

Compositions featuring Elias Ammerbach

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Gaillarde La Traditore	2:02 min	Chamber Music	1583
2	Ein ander Dantz / Pastorum Dantz (Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur, 1571)	1:26 min	Keyboard	1571
3	Liedsatz: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält (Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur, 1571)	1:14 min	Keyboard	1571
4	Ein kurzer Dantz, for organ	1:19 min	Keyboard	-
5	Galliart La Gamba, galliard for ensemble	1:43 min	Chamber Music	-
6	Godt es mijn licht, for organ (after Clemens Non Papa)	2:39 min	Keyboard	-
7	Herr Gott nu sey gepreyset, chorale for organ	4:12 min	Keyboard	-
8	Herzog Moritz-Tanz, for organ	1:25 min	Keyboard	-
9	Ich sag ade (Orgel- oder Instrumenttablatur)	1:06 min	Keyboard	-
10	Die Megdlein sind von Flandern, for 4 crumhorns	1:01 min	Chamber Music	-
11	Mein fleis und mühe, for organ	2:47 min	Keyboard	-
12	Passamezzo Antico for Renaissance ensemble	1:02 min	Chamber Music	-
13	Passamezzo antico, for organ	1:20 min	Keyboard	-
14	Passamezzo D'Angleterre for Renaissance ensemble		Chamber Music	-
15	Petercken sprack tho Petercken, chanson for vocal ensemble	2:36 min	Choral	-
16	Saltarello for Renaissance ensemble	3:03 min	Chamber Music	-
17	Studenden Dantz, for organ	1:45 min	Keyboard	-
18	Wer das Töchterlein haben will, for keyboard	1:01 min	Keyboard	-