Sethus CalvisiusFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSethus CalvisiusSethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late Renaissance.Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiographyHe was born into a peasant family at Gorsleben in present-day Thuringia. By the exercise of his musical talents he earned money enough for the start, at Helmstedt, of a university career, which the aid of a wealthy patron enabled him to continue at Leipzig. He became director of the music-school at Pforta in 1572. In 1594 he was transferred to Leipzig in the same post, including directing the Thomanerchor at the Thomaskirche.[1] He retained this post until his death in Leipzig, despite the offers successively made to him of mathematical professorships at Frankfurt and Wittenberg.Calvisius was also a significant astronomer: in his Opus Chronologicum (Leipzig, 1605, 7th ed. 1685) he expounded a system based on the records of nearly 300 eclipses. An ingenious, though ineffective, proposal for the reform of the calendar was put forward in his Elenchus Calendarii Gregoriani (Frankfurt, 1612); and he published a book on music, Melodiae condendae ratio (Erfurt, 1592). He composed choral pieces including Unser Leben whret siebzig Jahr.[1]Works Harmonia cantionum ecclesiasticarum, Kirchengesnge u. geistliche Lieder D. Lutheri u. andrer frommen Christen, Mit 4 Stimmen contrapunktweise richtig gesetzt. Leipzig 1597, 1598, 1604, 1612 and 1622 Melopoiia sive melodiae condendae ratio. Erfurt 1592 and 1630 Compendium musicae practicae. Leipzig 1594, also published in 1612 as Musicae artis praecepta Exercitatio musica tertia. Leipzig 1611 Exercitationes musicae duae. Leipzig 1600 Hymni sacri Latini et Germanici. Erfurt 1594 Der Psalter Davids., Cornelius Becker (ed.), Leipzig 1605 Der 150. Psalm Davids. Leipzig 1615 Opus chronologicum ex autoritate s. scripturae ad motum luminarium coelestium contextum. Leipzig 1605 (first edition), Frankfurt 1685 (6th edition) Elenchus calendarii Gregoriani. Leipzig 1613 Formula calendarii novi. Leipzig 1613 Thesaurus latini sermonis. Leipzig 1614 Enchiridion lexici Latino-Germanici. Leipzig 1614 Tricinia, Auserlesene deutsche Lieder., Paul Rubardt (ed.), 1949 10 Motetten, Albrecht Tunger (ed.), 1965. Biciniorum libri duo, Leipzig 1612NotesThis article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2013) Motette in der Thomaskirche. Sonabend, den 20 September 2008. Leipzig: Merkur.References This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Calvisius, Sethus". Encyclopdia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites: V. Schmuck, Leichenrede (1615) J. Bertuch, Chronicon Portense (1739) F. W. E. Rost, Oratio ad renovendam S. Calvisii memoriam (1805) J. G. Stallbaum, Nachrichten ber die Cantoren an der Thomasschule (1842) Arrey von Dommer (1876), "Calvisius, Sethus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 3, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 716717 Poggendorff, Biog.-Litterarisches HandwrterbuchExternal linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Sethus Calvisius. Free scores by Sethus Calvisius in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) Free scores by Sethus Calvisius at the International Music Score Library ProjectAuthority control WorldCat VIAF: 56738743 LCCN: n85305189 ISNI: 0000 0001 1027 3668 GND: 11643290X BNF: cb12875550d (data) MusicBrainz: d2f6f640-cbeb-4efc-8c65-33dfdf5179b8Categories: 1556 births 1615 deaths 16th-century German people 17th-century German people 16th-century scientists 17th-century scientists Thomaskantors 16th-century astronomers 17th-century astronomers 16th-century musicians 17th-century musicians 16th-century composers 17th-century composers German scientists German astronomers German composers Renaissance composers German music theorists Chronologists University of Helmstedt alumni University of Leipzig alumni People from KyffhuserkreisNavigation menu Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia ShopInteraction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact pageTools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Data item Cite this pagePrint/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable versionLanguages Deutsch Franais Latina Magyar Nederlands Portugus ??????? 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