Education
Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle.
Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle.
Adam Krieger (7 January 1634 – 30 June 1666) was a German composer. He succeeded Johann Rosenmüller as organist at Leipzig"s Nikolaikirche (1655-1657) and founded the city"s Collegium Musicum before settling for the rest of his career in Dresden. Krieger composed and versified numerous songs.
His fame rests on his pioneering role in the development of the solo Lied.
His first collection of songs appeared in 1657. They are marked by simple folk-like melodies.
His second collection of Arien (1667) survives and has been edited in volunteer 19 of Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst.
Adam Krieger is unrelated to the later German composers Johann Philipp Krieger and Johann Krieger.
