Johann, von Soest, 1448-1506
German singer and composer who wrote a verse autobiography describing his career as a singer and Kapellmeister; he later became a physician
- HMML ID
- 110063441248
- PURL
- LC name
- Johann, von Soest, 1448-1506
- HMML name
- Johann, von Soest, 1448-1506
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Grummelkut, Johann
- Johannes, de Susato
- Johannes, de Suzato
- Johannes, von Soest
- Soestius, Johannes
- Steinwart, Johannes
- Steinwert von Soest, Johann
- Steinwert, Johann
- Stenwert von Sost, Johannes
- Sust, Johannes
Name elements
- Given names
- Johann
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1448
- Death date
- 1506
- Centuries
- 15th century CE ● 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
General notes
- Description
- Dt. Musiker, Schriftsteller, Arzt; als Sängermeister in kurpfälzischen Diensten von 1472 bis 1495; born Unna, died Frankfurt am Main May 2, 1506; active in Heidelberg; variants: Johannes, de Susato; Soestius, Johannes; Sust, Johannes; Grummelkut, Johann
- Citations
- "Johann, von Soest," CERL Thesaurus, accessed March 15, 2023, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00894813.
- Description
- German singer, composer and writer Johannes von Soest (1448-1506), also referred to as Steinwart or Steinwert; author of a vernacular autobiography in verse; trained as a chorister in Soest, traveled to Cleves, Bruges, Aardenburg, Maastricht, and Heidelberg, where he was Kapellmeister; later became a physician
- Citations
- Klaus Pietschmann and Steven Rozenski, Jr., "Singing the Self: The Autobiography of the Fifteenth-Century German Singer and Composer Johannes von Soest," Early Music History 29 (2010): 119-159, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261127910000082.
- Description
- Johannes de Suzato
- Citations
- 48704 (Stiftsbibliothek Einsiedeln, Cod. 687 (Msc. 1069)), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Johann, von Soest, 1448-1506." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 15, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/110063441248
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-03-15
- Last edited
- 2023-03-15