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Kerll, Johann Kaspar

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Also known as: German: Johann Caspar Kerll, Johann Kaspar Kerl

KERLL, JOHANN KASPAR. - Organist and composer, b. at Adorf on 9 April 1627, d. at Munich on 13 February 1693. He studied first in Vienna, then in Rome with Carissimi and with Frescobaldi. In 1656-57 he was director of the choir of the Munich chapel, and from 1677 to 1684 organist at St. Stephen's in Vienna. He then returned to Munich.

Besides some theatrical works of purely Italian inspiration, he wrote Modulatio organica super Magnificat octo tonis (Vienna 1686), preludes, interludes, sacrae cantiones, concertos, 2 volumes of masses for 2 and 6 voices and numerous sonatas for organ. Much of K.'s music is printed in modern collections edited by G. Adler.

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BIBL.: A. W. Ambros, Geschichte der Musik, IV, Leipzig 1860, p. 463; G. B. Katschthaler, Storia della musica sacra, Italian trans., 3rd ed., Turin 1926, p. 148.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 680.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Kerll, johann kaspar.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 680. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/kerll-johann-kaspar.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Kerll, johann kaspar.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 680. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/kerll-johann-kaspar.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Kerll, johann kaspar},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {680},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/kerll-johann-kaspar}
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