Crato Bütner (

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, 1616–1679) was a German

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

composer who was ''kantor'' and organist in Danzig (

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), first at the hospital church of St Salvator, then at Gdańsk's oldest church, St Catherine's. His collection of baroque works disappeared in 1945.

Works, editions and recordings

Works

His works survive in manuscript in Stuttgart and in the

Düben collection The Düben collection is a collection of musical manuscripts named after the original collector, Gustaf Düben, held in the Uppsala University Library. It includes much 17th-century baroque music, in particular the only surviving copies of many wor ...

. * songs in Georg Neumark's ''Lustwäldchen'' 1652, 1657 * songs in

Johann Franck Johann Fran(c)k (1 June 1618 – 18 June 1677) was a German politician (serving as mayor of Guben and a member of the Landtag of Lower Lusatia) and a lyric poet and hymnist. Life Franck was born in Guben, Margraviate of Lower Lusatia. After v ...

's ''Geistliche Sion'' * ''Geistliche Konzerte,'' Hamburg 1651 * Psalm 147, Danzig 1661 * Te Deum a l2, Danzig 1662

Editions

* Edition: cantata ''Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit''Historical sets, collected editions, and monuments of music Anna Harriet Heyer - 1980 BÜTNER, CRATO, 1616-1679. . In: Die Kantate ( Stuttgart). Vol.262 * Edition: ''Wollt Ihr wissen. Aria Sunamithica ... a voce sola con doi violini.'' Hofius.

Recordings

* ''Laudate Pueri Dominum'' Anna Jobrant, on ''Düben Delights'' Footprint 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butner, Crato German organists German male organists German male classical composers German Baroque composers 1616 births 1679 deaths 17th-century German classical composers 17th-century German male musicians