Crato Bütner (Sonneberg, 1616–1679) was a German Baroque composer who was kantor and organist in Danzig (Polish: Gdańsk), first at the hospital church of St Salvator, then at Gdańsk's oldest church, St Catherine's.Gesammelte Motetten, Konzerte, Madrigale und Arien:v 15 v18 Heinrich Schütz, Philipp Spitta - 1973 "Ihr Schreiber war der um 1662 an der Katharinenkirche in Danzig tätige Organist Crato Bütner (1616 — 1679)" His collection of baroque works disappeared in 1945.Svensk tidskrift för musikforskning: Swedish journal of musicology: 53, - 1971 "In der seit 1945 verschollenen Sammlung des Danziger Kantors Crato Bütner (1616-1679) fand sich bei einer Missa von GB Chinelli der Vermerk: „Instrumenta a me Cratone Bütnero addita sunt". Da das Werk originär achtstimmigen Doppelchor ..."
Works, editions and recordings
Works His works survive in manuscript in Stuttgart and in the Düben collection. songs in Georg Neumark's Lustwäldchen 1652, 1657 songs in Johann Franck's Geistliche Sion Geistliche Konzerte, Hamburg 1651 Psalm 147, Danzig 1661 Te Deum a l2, Danzig 1662
Editions Edition: cantata Fürwahr, er trug unsere KrankheitHistorical sets, collected editions, and monuments of music Anna Harriet Heyer - 1980 BÜTNER, CRATO, 1616-1679. . In: Die Kantate ( Stuttgart). Vol.262 Edition: Wollt Ihr wissen. Aria Sunamithica ... a voce sola con doi violini. Hofius.
Recordings Laudate Pueri Dominum Anna Jobrant, on Düben Delights Footprint 2009.
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