Writing
As a writer he wrote 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 become obscure until rediscovery in the 1930s.Composing
As a composer, Speer for example produced music for trombones. Keyboard miniatures have also survived. He might be best known for his Sonata No. 29 from ''Die Bänkelsängerlieder'' for brass quintet, which is often played at weddings and formal occasions.Works
*1683 – ''Türkischer Vagant'' *1683 – ''Ungarischer oder Dacianischer Simplicissimus'' *1684 - ''Die Bänkelsängerlieder'' *1685 – ''Recens Fabricatus Labor oder Neugebackene Tafelschnitz'' *1687 – ''Grundrichtiger Unterricht der musikalischen Kunst'' *1688 – ''Musikalisch-türkischer Eulenspiegel'' *1688 – ''Philomela angelica'' *1692 – ''Jubilum coeleste'' *'' Sonata in D minor''References
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* * 1636 births 1707 deaths 17th-century German novelists German Baroque composers Baroque writers German music theorists German male novelists German male classical composers 17th-century German writers 17th-century German male writers {{music-theory-stub