David Äbel
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A few organists named David Äbel lived and worked in North-Germany in the 16th-17th centuries. Two preludes in D-B Ms. Lynar B 3 survive with authorship attributed to a "David Abel(s)".
Life
Concerning the multiple organists named David Äbel:
- One was the organist of the Marienkirche in Lübeck from 1555-1572 and passed away in 1609.
- Another Lübeck organist named David Äbel was at St. Aegidien from 1593, then from 1611 to his death in 1619 at St. Petri.
- Another David Äbel was an organist in Wismar starting in 1617, and from 1619 until his death in 1639 at St. Marien, Rostock. This is the organist who is believed to have written the compositions shown below.
Works
| Source | Title | Incipit | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-B Ms. Lynar B 3 no.20 | Praeludium / pedaliter / David Abel. |
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| D-B Ms. Lynar B 3 no.21 | Praludium / David Abels. |
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Both works were published for the first time in Orgelmeister IV, the 21st volume of the Max Seiffert series Organum IV.
References
Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 480-481.
