Matthias Greitter

Matthias Greitter, also Matthäus Greiter, (ca. 1495, Aichach – 20 December 1550, Strasbourg) was a German priest, cantor and composer.

Life

Greitter was priest and cantor at Strasbourg Cathedral. In 1524 he joined the new Reformed Church. In 1538 he accepted a position of music teacher at the Collegium Argentinense (later University of Strasbourg). In 1549 he moved back to the Catholic religion and founded a Catholic school of singing, but he died the following year, presumably from the plague.

Works

Sacred Works

• Domine non secundum, motet, 2vv, 1545
• Passibus ambiguis/Fortuna desperata, motet, 4vv,
• Christ ist erstanden/Christus surrexit, motet, 5vv
• 7 psalms
• Kyrie,
• Gloria,
• Credo,
• Alleluia

Secular Works

• 16 Lieder, 4–5vv

Sources

• German Wikipedia page
• Hans-Christian Mueller and Sarah Davies's article in New Grove Dictionary of Music

External links

• Free scores by Matthias Greitter at the International Music Score Library Project
• Free scores at the Mutopia Project

Persondata
Name	Greitter, Matthias
Alternative names	Greiter, Matthäus
Short description	German composer
Date of birth	ca. 1495
Place of birth	Aichach
Date of death	20 December 1550
Place of death	Strasbourg