Johannes Aal

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Johannes Aal (c. 1500 – 28 May 1553) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, composer and dramaturg.

Aal was born in Bremgarten, Switzerland, and was pastor there until 1529, then Leutpriester in Baden until 1536. At the collegiate church of Solothurn, he became preacher and choir leader in 1538. From 1544 to 1551, he was provost of the college of canons, where he died.

He is the author of the tragedy Johannes der Täufer (St. John Baptist), first performed in 1549 in Bern. The piece is a folk play in two days with four acts each. It includes burlesques, romantic scenes and satirical elements. Its satire derides all classes and the court as well as curiosity, passion for finery, loquacity and the art of seduction of women.

As a musician, he composed a tune in 16 verses on Saint Maurice and Saint Ursus of Solothurn.

Literature

Gombert, Ludwig: Johannes Aals Spiel von Johannes dem Täufer und die älteren Johannesdramen. In: Germanistische Abhandlungen, 31. Hildesheim, New York 1977 (Nachdruck der Ausg. Breslau 1908).
Kully, Elisabeth: Das ältere St. Ursenspiel. In: Jahrbuch für Solothurner Geschichte 55 (1982), S. 1-107.
Meyer, Ernst (Hg.): Tragoedia Johannis des Täufers von Johannes Aal in Solothurn, 1549. Halle an der Saale 1929 (=Neudrucke deutscher Litteraturwerke des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, 263–267).
Ukena-Best, Elke: Art. 'Aal, Johannes' . In: Literaturlexikon, hrsg. von Walther Killy Bd. 1, S. 25.

Sources

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version
Johannes Aal in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 12460286 LCCN: no2010072016 ISNI: 0000 0000 7836 6791 GND: 118500015 BNF: cb13491968g HDS: 11462

Persondata
Name	Aal, Johannes
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, composer and dramaturg
Date of birth	c. 1500
Place of birth	Bremgarten, Switzerland
Date of death	1553
Place of death	Solothurn, Switzerland

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