Daniel Vetter
Daniel Vetter was an organist and composer of the German Baroque era. Born in Breslau, he became a pupil of in Leipzig. When Fabricius died in 1679, Vetter succeeded him as organist of the St. Nicholas Church. Some time before 1695 he wrote a melody for Jakob Wilisius, who at the time was cantor in Breslau, and to whom he was befriended. That hymn tune, Zahn No. 6634, was sung at the cantor's funeral in Breslau, in 1695.
Vetter published the first volume of his Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit in 1709. From 1710 to 1716 he supervised the construction of the new organ built by in the church of the university of Leipzig, an organ that was tested by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1717. Meanwhile, the second volume of his Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit was published in 1713. It contained a four-part setting of the Zahn 6634 melody, to the text of Caspar Neumann's "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" hymn. Vetter remained organist of St. Nicholas until his death in 1721.
Vetter's 1713 setting of the "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" hymn was picked up by Bach when he incorporated it in a chorale cantata, Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8, in 1724. Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel published Vetter's four-part setting of the "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" chorale, BWV 8/6, as a composition by his own father in 1784.
Works
Publications
Vetter published two volumes of Musicalische Kirch- und Hauß-Ergötzlichkeit:- The first volume, containing 130 four-part settings of hymn tunes was published In Leipzig in 1709, and reprinted in Dresden in 1716.
- The second volume was published in 1713.
| Vetter 1713 | Title | Birnstiel 1765 | BWV |
| 5 | O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid | 18 | Anh. 204 |
| 20 | Ich hebe meine Augen auf | 6 | Anh. 203 |
| 29 | Gott hat das Evangelium | 31 | Anh. 202 |
| 35 | Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ | 15 | Anh. 201 |
| 91 | Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben | 47 | 8/6 |
Other compositions
Some of Vetter's compositions survive as manuscripts:- Alleluja Christus von den Toten auferwecket for SSATB soloists and choir, and orchestra. Parts copied for a performance in Grimma in 1682.
- Veni sancte spiritus à 14, for SSATB soloists and choir, strings, winds and organ. Parts copied for a performance in Grimma in 1682.
- Ich will dem Herren singen so lang ich lebe, motet for double SATB choir, dedicated to Johann Schelle. The manuscript consists of vocal parts, copied in 1701, the year Schelle died.
- Heut freue dich Christenheit, sacred concerto for voices, strings and organ, for the second Sunday of Advent. Copy of the score.