Johann Heinrich Tobler (1777–1838) was a Swiss singer and composer of

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, active in the

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. Born in Trogen as the son of a butcher, he worked as ''Modelstecher'' (craftsman of artistic wooden

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templates) in Speicher from 1792, from 1798 also as secretary to the local authorities. He married Ursula Lerchenmeyer in 1803, and Anna Katharina Lindenmann in 1820. He was a musical autodidact and became known as a composer and editor of song collections, a publicist and a poet. One of compositions is ''Herrlich Leben strömt aus Dir''. In 1823, he was co-founder of the first cantonal fire insurance. He founded a literary association in 1820, in which he presided from 1825-27 and 1835–37, in 1824 he founded the cantonal choir (''Sängerverein''). In 1813, he also published a treatise of the early modern history of his home canton since partition from

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in 1597.

Bibliography

*''Lieder im gesellschaftlichen Kreise zu singen'', 1807 (extended ed. 1828). * ''Kurze Regenten- und Landesgeschichte des Kanton Appenzell der äusseren Rhoden, inner den Jahren 1597 bis 1797'', 1813 * ''Landsgemeinde-Lieder'', 1835 * ''Zwölf Lieder für vier Männerstimmen'', 1837

References

* * A. Tunger, ''Johann Heinrich Tobler'', 1989 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobler, Johann Heinrich Swiss composers Swiss male composers People from Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1777 births 1838 deaths