Reinmar von Brennenberg(orReinmar der Brennenberger) was aminnesingerandministerialisto theBishop of Regensburgin the 13th century.
Life and work
editThe family were ministeriales in theUpper Palatinatein the service of the bishops of Regensburg. They took their name fromBrennberg.There were altogether four people with the name "Reinmar von Brennberg." Which of these four was the minnesinger is not altogether clear; however, it is generally believed that the minnesinger refers to Reinmar II von Brennberg, who was documented in 1224-1236 and died between 1271 and 1275. Reinmar II was not murdered, as was depicted in the image from theCodex Manesse,but his son Reinmar III was in 1276.
His Minnelieder are among those associated with courtly traditions, and are close toUlrich von Singenberg,Reinmar von Hagenau,Heinrich von MorungenandWalther von der Vogelweidein style. In total five songs from Reinmar survive, fourKanzoneninbar formand a Spruchton with at least 12 strophes.
Editions
edit- Fr. v. d. Hagen,Minnesinger, Deutsche Liederdichter des 12., 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts,vol. 4, Leipzig 1838, 278ff.
- Hugo Kuhn,Reimar von Brennenberg,in Carl von Kraus,Deutsche Liederdichter des 13. Jahrhunderts,2nd edition, Tübingen 1978, Bd. 2, S. 385-396,ISBN3-484-10326-4
- Frank S. Wunderlich,Wol mich des tages do mir alrerst ist worden kunt,Reichelsheim (Odenwald), Verlag der Spielleute, 2006,ISBN978-3-927240-82-7
References
edit- Pierer's Universal-Lexikon,vol. 3, Altenburg 1857, S. 278
- Hanno Rüther,Der Mythos von den Minnesängern.Die Entstehung der Moringer-, Tannhäuser- und Bremberger-Ballade,Köln, Weimar, Böhlau-Verlag, 2007,ISBN3-412-23906-2
- Martin J. Schubert (2003),"Reinmar von Brennenberg",Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 21, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 378–379;(full text online)
- Kippenberg, Burkhard & Welker, Lorenz (2001). "Reinmar von Brennenberg". InSadie, Stanley&Tyrrell, John(eds.).The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians(2nd ed.). London:Macmillan Publishers.ISBN978-1-56159-239-5.