Hans Judenkünig (also ''Judenkunig'' or ''Judenkönig''; c. 1445 – 4 March 1526) was a German

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck (music), neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lu ...

nist, lute maker, and composer of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

Life and career

Hans Judenkünig was born in

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district ...

sometime between the years 1445 and 1450. His family originated from

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...

where its possible his father was Hartmann Judenkünig of that city. The earliest known record of Hans Judenkünig dates to 1518 where he is recorded as a lutenist at

St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna St. Stephen's Cathedral ( ) is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn. The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the ca ...

. He worked as a lutenist in the vicinity of the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

and was best known for his two lute books written for the self-teaching of a lay audience. His instructional manual for the lute, '' Utilis et compendiaria introductio, qua ut fundamento iacto quam facillime musicum exercitium, instrumentorum et lutine, et quod vulgo Geygen nominant, addiscitur'', was published in Vienna at latest in 1519 but possibly as early as 1515. He died in Vienna in March 1526.

Works

* ''Utilis et compendiaria introductio, qua ut fundamento iacto quam facillime musicum exercitium, instrumentorum et lutine, et quod vulgo Geygen nominant, addiscitur'' Vienna ca. 1515/1519 * ''Ain schone kunstliche Underweisung in disem Büechlein, leychtlich zu begreyffen den rechten Grund zu lernen auff der Lautten und Geygen'' Vienna 1523

Recording

* 1994 - ''The Renaissance Lute'' -

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- Dorian DOR-90186 contains five tracks by Judenkönig: ::*Madonna katerina ::*Christ ist erstanden (Christ is risen) ::*Und wer er nit erstanden (And who is not risen) ::*Der hoff dantz ::*Der hoff dantz (Nach tantz)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Judenkonig, Hans 1450s births 1526 deaths Year of birth uncertain 15th-century Austrian people 15th-century German people 16th-century Austrian people 16th-century German musicians Composers for lute German expatriates in Austria German lutenists Musicians from Vienna People from Schwäbisch Gmünd German Renaissance composers German male classical composers

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