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== Life ==
== Life ==
Olter was born in 1625 in Meldorf, a town about 50 kilometers northwest of Hamburg). In 1653 he was in Dithmarschen, in Bauern, where he was the organist at the cathedral (St. Johannis church). He probably also worked as an organist in Meldorf (based on the suffix ''org. zu Meldorff'' in the piece found below). He passed away in 1684.
Olter was born in 1625 in Meldorf, a town about 50 kilometers northwest of Hamburg.
 
In 1653 he was in Meldorf, in Dithmarschen, where he was the organist at the cathedral (St. Johannis church). Before the beginning of this post, he was probably already the organist at St. Stephen's Church in Tangermünde.
 
Marcus Olter passed away in 1684.


== Works ==
== Works ==

Latest revision as of 15:51, 27 June 2026

Marcus Olter (1625-1684) was a German organist and composer.

Life

Olter was born in 1625 in Meldorf, a town about 50 kilometers northwest of Hamburg.

In 1653 he was in Meldorf, in Dithmarschen, where he was the organist at the cathedral (St. Johannis church). Before the beginning of this post, he was probably already the organist at St. Stephen's Church in Tangermünde.

Marcus Olter passed away in 1684.

Works

Only one piece by Olter survives, a canzona in C minor.

Source Title Incipit Notes Ref.
D-Lr Mus.ant.pract. K.N. 207-15 f.17v-18r 25 /
CANZON.
\relative c'' { \partial 4 c4 f, g aes g8 aes | bes4 c4. c8 b4 }
end:
Marcus Olter / org. zu Meldorff.
[1]

This piece is a canzona a 4 in three sections, each of which has a theme based on the ascending 5-note scale.

Links

Canzon on IMSLP

References

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 521-523.