Matthäus Wieser (1617–1678) was a collector and songwriter of work songs, often for

miner A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...

s. He was sometimes known as Matthai Wieser.

Life

Born in 1617 in Graslitz ( Kraslice, near Hof), he lived later in Freiberg ( Freiberg, and was last located in Germany). He died in 1678. He was a miner and a songwriter (''Bergsänger''). Miner-singers were miners who were deeply Christian. Other minersingers were Michael Bauer and Christian Gottlieb Lohse (1712–1754). It is early work poetry and songwriting.

Works

Christian songs for Miners *O Bergwerksschöpfer höchster Gott *Mit Freude will ich heben an *Dem höchsten Gott so viel ich kann *Freut euch sehr ihr Bergleut alle (from: Gesangbuch der luth. LandeskircheGesangbuch: Ev-Luth. Gesangbuch der luth. Landeskirche, Hannover 1907.) *''Matthai Wiesers Geistlicher Brunqvell'' (Spiritual Water well) He also collected songs Other miner songs of unknown authorship *Gott, der du Berg und Hügel *Gnädigster Erbarmer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wieser, Matthaus 1617 births 1678 deaths Work music German male songwriters Song collectors 17th-century German musicians