Georg Daniel Speer (1636 – 1707) was a German
composer and Baroque writer of a musical treatise,
political tracts, and fiction. In 1687 he published a
treatise on music that is considered useful in
understanding Middle Baroque music. His writing on
music would influence German Baroque trombone works for
over a century. In non-musical writing his political
tracts led to his being imprisoned for a year and a
half. In literature he is known for three or four
autobiographical novels that give a fe...(+)
Georg Daniel Speer (1636 – 1707) was a German
composer and Baroque writer of a musical treatise,
political tracts, and fiction. In 1687 he published a
treatise on music that is considered useful in
understanding Middle Baroque music. His writing on
music would influence German Baroque trombone works for
over a century. In non-musical writing his political
tracts led to his being imprisoned for a year and a
half. In literature he is known for three or four
autobiographical novels that give a feel of the musical
scene of his era and make use of humor. In them the
narrator is referred to as Daniel Simplex. His novels
had largely became obscure until rediscovery in the
1930s.
Sonata I in F Major is from Grund-richtiger
Kurtz-Leicht- und Nöthiger jetzt Wol-vermehrter
Unterricht der musicalischen Kunst Oder Vierfaches
Musicalisches Kleeblatt, Ulm 1697 and was composed
entirely for Bassoon Trio.