Daniel Vetter
Daniel Vetter (1657/1658 – 7 February 1721) was an organist and composer of the German Baroque era.[3] Born in Breslau, he became a pupil of Werner Fabricius in Leipzig. When Fabricius died in 1679, Vetter succeeded him as organist of the St. Nicholas Church.[4] Some time before 1695 he wrote a melody for Jakob Wilisius, who at the time was cantor in Breslau, and to whom he was befriended.[5] That hymn tune, Zahn No. 6634, was sung at the cantor's funeral in Breslau, in 1695.[5]

Vetter published the first volume of his Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit in 1709.[6] From 1710 to 1716 he supervised the construction of the new organ built by Johann Scheibe in the church of the university of Leipzig, an organ that was tested by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1717.[4][7] Meanwhile, the second volume of his Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit was published in 1713.[8] It contained a four-part setting of the Zahn 6634 melody, to the text of Caspar Neumann's "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" hymn.[5] Vetter remained organist of St. Nicholas until his death in 1721.[4]
Vetter's 1713 setting of the "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" hymn was picked up by Bach when he incorporated it in a chorale cantata, Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8, in 1724.[9] Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel published Vetter's four-part setting of the "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" chorale, BWV 8/6, as a composition by his own father in 1784.[10]
Works
Publications
Vetter published two volumes of Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit:[3][4]
- The first volume, containing 130 four-part settings of hymn tunes was published In Leipzig in 1709, and reprinted in Dresden in 1716.[11][12][13]
- The second volume was published in 1713.[14]
Some of the settings from the second volume were adopted in Friedrich Wilhelm Birnstiel's first publication of four-part chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach (1765).[15][16] The sixth and last movement of Bach's chorale cantata Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8, is a slightly reworked version of Vetter's four-part setting of the hymn with the same name, close enough to Vetter's original to be marked as spurious in the 1998 edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV).[17][18][19]
Vetter 1713 |
Title | Birnstiel 1765 |
BWV |
---|---|---|---|
5 | O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid | 18 | Anh. 204[20][21] |
20 | Ich hebe meine Augen auf | 6 | Anh. 203[2][22] |
29 | Gott hat das Evangelium | 31 | Anh. 202[23][24] |
35 | Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ | 15 | Anh. 201[25][26] |
91 | Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben | 47 | 8/6[10][27] |
Other compositions
Some of Vetter's compositions survive as manuscripts:
- Alleluja Christus von den Toten auferwecket for SSATB soloists and choir, and orchestra. Parts copied for a performance in Grimma in 1682.[28]
- Veni sancte spiritus à 14, for SSATB soloists and choir, strings, winds and organ. Parts copied for a performance in Grimma in 1682.[29]
- Ich will dem Herren singen so lang ich lebe, motet for double SATB choir, dedicated to Johann Schelle. The manuscript consists of vocal parts, copied in 1701, the year Schelle died.[30]
- Heut freue dich Christenheit, sacred concerto for voices, strings and organ, for the second Sunday of Advent. Copy of the score.[31]
References
- An Wasserflüssen Babylon / Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld BWV 267 at Bach Digital.
- Ich hebe meine Augen auf, BWV Anh. 203 / Anh. II 31→ at Bach Digital.
- Marshall, Robert L. (2001). "Vetter, Daniel". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press.
- Seiffert, Max (1895), "Vetter, Daniel", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 39, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 532–535
- Zahn 1891.
- Vetter 1985.
- Universitätsgottesdienst: Geschichte at Leipzig University website.
- Killy & Vierhaus 2011.
- Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben [1st version] BWV 8.1 at Bach Digital.
- Dahn 2019.
- Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Vetter 1709.
- Vetter 1716.
- Vetter 1713.
- Wachowski 1983, p. 55.
- Platen 1976.
- Dahn 2018.
- Dürr & Kobayashi 1998, p. 468.
- Spitta 1899, II, pp. 431–432.
- O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid, BWV Anh. 204 / Anh. II 31→ at Bach Digital.
- RISM No. 1001084323
- RISM No. 1001084269
- Gott hat das Evangelium, BWV Anh. 202 / Anh. II 31→ at Bach Digital.
- RISM No. 1001084359
- Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV Anh. 201 / Anh. II 31→ at Bach Digital.
- RISM No. 1001084320
- Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben BWV 8/6 at Bach Digital.
- RISM No. 211005363
- RISM No. 211005364
- RISM No. 211005365
- RISM No. 455034270
Sources
- "An Wasserflüssen Babylon / Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld BWV 267". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2019-03-11.
- "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV Anh. 201 / Anh. II 31→". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-07.
- "Gott hat das Evangelium, BWV Anh. 202 / Anh. II 31→". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-07.
- "Ich hebe meine Augen auf, BWV Anh. 203 / Anh. II 31→". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-07.
- "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben [1st version] BWV 8.1". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2020-04-08.
- "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben BWV 8/6". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2019-05-22.
- "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid, BWV Anh. 204 / Anh. II 31→". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2018-07-07.
- Dahn, Luke (2018). "So how many Bach four–part chorales are there?". www.bach-chorales.com.
- Dahn, Luke, ed. (2019). "BWV 8.6 (=BWV 8/6)". www.bach-chorales.com.
- Dürr, Alfred; Kobayashi, Yoshitake, eds. (1998). Bach Werke Verzeichnis: Kleine Ausgabe – Nach der von Wolfgang Schmieder vorgelegten 2. Ausgabe [Bach Works Catalogue: Small Edition – After Wolfgang Schmieder's 2nd edition] (in German). Kirsten Beißwenger (collaborator). (BWV2a ed.). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 9783765102493. Preface in English and German.
- Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf, eds. (2011). "Vetter, Daniel". Thibaut - Zycha. Dictionary of German Biography. 10. Walter de Gruyter. p. 208. ISBN 9783110961164.
- Platen, Emil (1976). "Zur Echtheit einiger Choralsätze Johann Sebastian Bachs" [On the authenticity of some of Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale settings]. In Schulze, Hans-Joachim; Wolff, Christoph (eds.). Bach-Jahrbuch 1975 [Bach Yearbook 1975]. Bach-Jahrbuch (in German). 61. Neue Bachgesellschaft. Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. pp. 50–62. doi:10.13141/bjb.v1975.
- Spitta, Philipp (1899). Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685–1750. I – II – III. Translated by Bell, Clara; Fuller Maitland, John Alexander. Novello & Co.
- Vetter, Daniel (1709). Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit (in German). 1 (1st ed.). Dresden: Christoph Friedrich Rumpff.
- Vetter, Daniel (1713). Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit (in German). 2. Leipzig. OCLC 857536916.
- Vetter, Daniel (1716). Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit (in German). 1 (2nd ed.). Dresden: Johann Christoph Zimmermann.
- Vetter, Daniel (1985) [1709–1713]. Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit: Bestehend In denen gewöhnlichen Geistlichen Liedern, so durchs gantze Jahr bey öffentlichen Gottes-Dienst gesungen werden; auff eine gantz angenehme jedoch leichte Manier in Italienische Tabulatur gesetzt, so, daß allemahl der Choral eines jedweden Liedes auff der Orgel, nachgehends eine gebrochene Variation auff dem Spinett oder Clavicordio zu tractiren folget; mit sonderbahren Fleiß auffgesetzt (in German). I–II (facsimile ed.). Hildesheim: Georg Olms. ISBN 3-487-07509-1.
- Wachowski, Gerd (1983). "Die vierstimmigen Choräle Johann Sebastian Bachs: Untersuchungen zu den Druckausgaben von 1765 bis 1932 und zur Frage der Authentizität" [The four-part chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach: research into the printed editions from 1765 to 1732 and regarding the question of authenticity]. In Schulze, Hans-Joachim; Wolff, Christoph (eds.). Bach-Jahrbuch 1983 [Bach Yearbook 1983]. Bach-Jahrbuch (in German). 69. Neue Bachgesellschaft. Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. pp. 51–79. doi:10.13141/bjb.v1983. ISSN 0084-7682.
- Zahn, Johannes (1891). Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder (in German). IV. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. p. 130.
External links
- RISM No. pe30006751
- Birnstiel, Vol. 1 (1765) – facsimile at University of Bonn website.
- Scores by Daniel Vetter at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)