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Baroque German

PEZEL, Johann Christoph

We don't have an authenticated picture of Pezel, but this is a painting of a Baroque Stadtpfeifer group in action!
  • Pezel was a town bandsman or Ratsmusiker (Council Musician). The Ratsmusiken were employed by German town councils and performed for civic functions.
  • Pezel held the title of Stadtpfeifer (City Piper), which was the top title available in his craft.
  • The town bands in which Pezel played consisted of both string and brass instruments. Pezel was orignally hired as a string player, and he likely played the trumpet as well.1

Short biography

Sources

  1. Adrienne Simpson, “Pezel [Pecelius, Petzel, Petzoldt, Bezel(d), Bezelius], Johann Christoph,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 11, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000021523.

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