Crato Bütner (

Sonneberg Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, is the seat of the Sonneberg district. It is in the Franconian south of Thuringia, neighboring its Upper Franconian twin town Neustadt bei Coburg. Sonneberg became known as the "world toy city", and is home to ...

, 1616—1679) was a German Baroque composer who was ''kantor'' and organist in Danzig (Polish:

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

), 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 wo ...

. * songs in

Georg Neumark Georg Neumark (16 March 1621 – 8 July 1681) was a German poet and composer of hymns. Life Neumark was born in Langensalza, the son of Michael Neumark and his wife Martha. From 1630 he attended the gymnasium in Schleusingen and later transfer ...

'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 vis ...

'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 classical composers German male classical composers German Baroque composers 1616 births 1679 deaths 17th-century classical composers 17th-century male musicians