Hans Judenkönig
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Hans Judenkönig (also Judenkunig or Judenkünig) (c. 1450 – 4 March 1526) was a German lutenist of the Renaissance. He was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd and died in Vienna.
He worked as a lutenist in the vicinity of the University of Vienna and was best known for his two lute books written for the self-teaching of a lay audience.
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 - Ronn McFarlane - 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)
Further reading
- Kurt Dorfmüller: Studien zur Lautenmusik in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts (Tutzing, 1967)
Transcribed for classical guitar, and recorded by Eric Alan Heil. 16th-century court music.
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Categories:
- 1450s births
- 1526 deaths
- 15th-century Austrian people
- 15th-century German people
- 16th-century Austrian people
- 16th-century German musicians
- Composers for lute
- German classical composers
- German expatriates in Austria
- German lutenists
- Musicians from Vienna
- People from Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Renaissance composers
- German male classical composers