Werner, Gregor Joseph

born	1693-01-28 (Ybbs an der Donau, Austria)
died	1766-03-03 (Eisenstadt, Austria)
links	MGG Grove (de) (en) ÖML DB
authorities	GND VIAF
archives	IMSLP

There are no documents about Werner’s education; perhaps he was a student at the Seitenstetten or Melk monasteries. In 1715/16 he may have been the monastery organist in Melk due to a vacancy. In 1727 he married at St. Stephan in Vienna, which indicates a longer stay in Vienna and thus in the circle of Johann Joseph Fux. In 1728 he became court music director to Prince Esterházy. From 1761 he was supported by the deputy conductor Joseph Haydn, which led to tensions. The solution ultimately consisted of dividing the chapel into a church ensemble led by Werner and a chamber ensemble led by Haydn. In 1804, Haydn arranged six fugues with introductions from Werner’s oratorios for string quartet.

Literature

• Róbert Árpád Murányi (1997). Thematischer Katalog der Werke G. J. Werners in Budapest. Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 38:151-228.
• Susanne Winkler-Klement (2013). Die Werke Gregor Joseph Werners im Eisenstädter Domarchiv und im Burgenländischen Landesmuseum. Universität Wien, Wien.

We are working on a comprehensive edition of Werner’s music. WerW numbers refer to the thematic catalogue which is currently under development.

ID	Title	Genre
WerW C.5	Libera me	responsory
WerW D.1.11	Ecce homo sine quærella	motet
WerW D.1.12	Veni creator Spiritus	sequence
WerW D.1.1	Estote fortes in bello	motet
WerW D.1.2	Estote fortes in bello	motet
WerW D.1.3	Estote fortes in bello	motet
WerW D.1.4	Iam hyems transiit	motet
WerW D.1.5	Surrexit Christus hodie	offertorium
WerW D.1.6	Domum tuam Domine	motet
WerW D.1.7	Tota pulchra es, Maria	motet
WerW D.1.8	Veni creator Spiritus	sequence
WerW D.2.5	Cœlestia mortales sunt	offertorium
WerW D.3.1	2 Responsoria	responsory
WerW D.3.3	3 Responsoria in coena Domini	responsory
WerW D.3.4	3 Responsoria in Parasceve	responsory
WerW D.3.5	4 Offertoria in Festo Corporis Christi	offertorium
WerW D.5.4	O quam suavis est	antiphon
WerW D.5.5	Furiæ vos divæ abyssi volate	aria
WerW D.5.7	Amen	sacred song
WerW E.1	Ave Maria klare	motet
WerW E.38	Pastorella di Natale del Nostro Salvatore Giesu Cristo	pastorella
WerW F.15	Doctor egregie Paule	hymn
WerW F.16	Jesu dulcis memoria	hymn
WerW F.18	Tristes erant Apostoli	hymn
WerW F.60	Ecce panis angelorum	hymn
WerW F.61	Salutis humanæ sator	hymn
WerW F.8	Ave maris stella	hymn
WerW G.10	Litaniæ lauretanæ	litany
WerW G.2	Litaniæ lauretanæ	litany
WerW G.6	Litaniæ lauretanæ	litany
WerW H.1.11	Vesperæ de Apostolis	vesper
WerW H.1.8	Vesperæ brevissimæ de Dominica	vesper
WerW H.1.9	Vesperæ longiores de Confessore	vesper
WerW I.1.13	Alma Redemptoris mater	antiphon
WerW I.1.27	Alma Redemptoris mater	antiphon
WerW I.1.2	Alma Redemptoris mater	antiphon
WerW I.1.31	Alma Redemptoris mater	antiphon
WerW I.1.32	Alma Redemptoris mater	antiphon
WerW I.2.12	Ave Regina cœlorum	antiphon
WerW I.2.15	Ave Regina cœlorum	antiphon
WerW I.2.16	Ave Regina cœlorum	antiphon
WerW I.2.6	Ave Regina cœlorum	antiphon
WerW I.2.8	Ave Regina cœlorum	antiphon
WerW I.3.10	Regina cœli	antiphon
WerW I.3.15	Regina cœli	antiphon
WerW I.3.21	Regina cœli	antiphon
WerW I.3.7	Regina cœli	antiphon
WerW I.4.15	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.16	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.17	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.41	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.45	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.46	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.54	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.4.7	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW I.5.10	Sub tuum præsidium	sacred song
WerW I.5.24	Sub tuum præsidium	sacred song
WerW I.5.5	Sub tuum præsidium	sacred song
WerW I.5.7	Sub tuum præsidium	sacred song
WerW J.2	Te Deum	hymn
WerW J.3	Te Deum	hymn
WerW N.2	Pastorella	pastorella
WerW O.2	Partita in A minor	partita
WerW P.4–9, M.17–22	Symphoniæ sex senæque sonatæ	sinfonias, sonatas
WerW Q.2	Concerto per la Camera	concerto
WerW Q.3	Concerto	concerto
WerW Z.15	Dies iræ	sequence
WerW Z.16	Date rosas, date flores	offertorium
WerW Z.17	Wann der Himmel laſſet fallen	aria
WerW Z.5	4 Responsoria	responsory
WerW Z.6	Salve Regina	antiphon
WerW Z.9	Sechs Fugen in Quartetten	fugues

Works

2 Responsoria
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus · Sepulto Domino
WerW D.3.1

genre	responsory
festival	Sabbato Sancto
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro)
scores	full score
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

3 Responsoria in Parasceve
Omnes amici mei · Velum templi scissum · Vinea mea electa
WerW D.3.4

genre	responsory
festival	Parasceve
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

3 Responsoria in coena Domini
In monte oliveti · Tristis est anima · Ecce vidimus eum
WerW D.3.3

genre	responsory
festival	Cœna Domini
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

4 Offertoria in Festo Corporis Christi
O salutaris hostia · Da pacem Domine · Homo quidam fecit · Hic est panis
WerW D.3.5

genre	offertorium
festival	Corpus Christi
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

4 Responsoria
WerW Z.5

genre	responsory
festival	Corpus Christi
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Alma Redemptoris mater
WerW I.1.13

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Alma Redemptoris mater
WerW I.1.27

genre	antiphon
scoring	T (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b T solo
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Alma Redemptoris mater
WerW I.1.2

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Alma Redemptoris mater
WerW I.1.31

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Alma Redemptoris mater
in canone al unisono
WerW I.1.32

genre	antiphon
scoring	3 T, b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Amen
WerW D.5.7

genre	sacred song
scoring	S, A (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Maria klare
WerW E.1

genre	motet
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Regina cœlorum
WerW I.2.12

genre	antiphon
scoring	A (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	A solo vl 1 org full score vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Regina cœlorum
WerW I.2.15

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Regina cœlorum
WerW I.2.16

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Regina cœlorum
WerW I.2.6

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave Regina cœlorum
WerW I.2.8

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ave maris stella
WerW F.8

genre	hymn
festival	Mariae (B.V.)
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Concerto per la Camera
WerW Q.2

genre	concerto
scoring	2 vl, vlc solo, b
scores	vl 1 vlc full score vl 2 bc b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Concerto
WerW Q.3

genre	concerto
scoring	fl solo, 2 vl, b
scores	vl 1 fl full score vl 2 bc b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Cœlestia mortales sunt
WerW D.2.5

genre	offertorium
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Date rosas, date flores
WerW Z.16

genre	offertorium
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Dies iræ
WerW Z.15

genre	sequence
scoring	2 T, 2 B (solo), 2 T, 2 B (coro), 2 cor (D), 2 cdb (F), 2 fag, 3 trb
scores	trb 3 full score trb 2 trb 1 fag 1 cdb 1 cdb 2 coro fag 2 cor 1, 2
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Doctor egregie Paule
WerW F.15

genre	hymn
festival	Conversio Sancti Pauli
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Domum tuam Domine
WerW D.1.6

genre	motet
festival	Dedicatio Ecclesiæ
scoring	A (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro ottoni
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ecce homo sine quærella
WerW D.1.11

genre	motet
festival	de Confessore
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Ecce panis angelorum
WerW F.60

genre	hymn
festival	Corpus Christi
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Estote fortes in bello
WerW D.1.1

genre	motet
festival	de Omnibus Sanctis aut de Apostolis
scoring	T (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Estote fortes in bello
WerW D.1.2

genre	motet
festival	de Omnibus Sanctis aut de Apostolis
scoring	S, A (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b soli
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Estote fortes in bello
WerW D.1.3

genre	motet
festival	de Omnibus Sanctis aut de Apostolis
scoring	A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Furiæ vos divæ abyssi volate
WerW D.5.5

genre	aria
scoring	B (solo), 2 vl, vlc, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 vla b B solo
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Iam hyems transiit
Motetto de Viduis
WerW D.1.4

genre	motet
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro ottoni
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Jesu dulcis memoria
WerW F.16

genre	hymn
festival	de Nomine Jesu
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Libera me
WerW C.5

genre	responsory
festival	Officium Defunctorum
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Litaniæ lauretanæ
WerW G.10

genre	litany
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Litaniæ lauretanæ
WerW G.2

genre	litany
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Litaniæ lauretanæ
WerW G.6

genre	litany
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

O quam suavis est
WerW D.5.4

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Partita in A minor
WerW O.2

genre	partita
scoring	2 vl, b
scores	vl 1 full score vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Pastorella di Natale del Nostro Salvatore Giesu Cristo
WerW E.38

genre	pastorella
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org solo
scores	vl 1 org solo full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Pastorella
WerW N.2

genre	pastorella
festival	Nativitas Domini
scoring	2 vl, vla, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 vla b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Regina cœli
WerW I.3.10

genre	antiphon
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Regina cœli
WerW I.3.15

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, B (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b soli
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Regina cœli
WerW I.3.21

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Regina cœli
WerW I.3.7

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salutis humanæ sator
WerW F.61

genre	hymn
festival	Ascensio Domini
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.15

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.16

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.17

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.41

genre	antiphon
scoring	B (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b B solo
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.45

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.46

genre	antiphon
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.54

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), chal, 2 vl, 2 vla, b, org
scores	vl 1 vla 2 vla 1 chal org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW I.4.7

genre	antiphon
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Salve Regina
WerW Z.6

genre	antiphon
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, vla, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 vla b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Sechs Fugen in Quartetten
WerW Z.9

genre	fugues
scoring	2 vl, vla, vlc, [bc]
scores	vl 1 vlc full score vl 2 bc vla
MIDI
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

Sub tuum præsidium
WerW I.5.10

genre	sacred song
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vla, b, org
scores	vla 2 vla 1 org full score b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Sub tuum præsidium
WerW I.5.24

genre	sacred song
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), b, org
scores	org full score b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Sub tuum præsidium
WerW I.5.5

genre	sacred song
scoring	A (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Sub tuum præsidium
WerW I.5.7

genre	sacred song
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Surrexit Christus hodie
WerW D.1.5

genre	offertorium
festival	Resurrectio Domini
scoring	B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro ottoni
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Symphoniæ sex senæque sonatæ
WerW P.4–9, M.17–22

genre	sinfonias, sonatas
scoring	2 vl, bc
scores	vl 1 full score vl 2 bc
MIDI
IMSLP	scores and parts
source	GitHub
license

Te Deum
WerW J.2

genre	hymn
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 clno (C), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 clno 1, 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Te Deum
WerW J.3

genre	hymn
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 chalumeau, 2 clno (C), timp (C–G), 2 vl, b, org
scores	chalumeau 2 vl 1 org full score vl 2 chalumeau 1 b coro ottoni
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Tota pulchra es, Maria
WerW D.1.7

genre	motet
festival	Immaculata Conceptio
scoring	T (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Tristes erant Apostoli
WerW F.18

genre	hymn
festival	de Apostolis Tempore Paschali
scoring	S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Veni creator Spiritus
WerW D.1.12

genre	sequence
festival	Pentecostes
scoring	T (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Veni creator Spiritus
WerW D.1.8

genre	sequence
festival	Pentecostes
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org (realizzato) org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Vesperæ brevissimæ de Dominica
Dixit Dominus · Confitebor · Beatus vir · Laudate pueri · Laudate Dominum · Magnificat
WerW H.1.8

genre	vesper
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Vesperæ de Apostolis
Dixit Dominus · Laudate pueri · Credidi · In convertendo · Domine, probasti me · Magnificat
WerW H.1.11

genre	vesper
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Vesperæ longiores de Confessore
Dixit Dominus · Confitebor · Beatus vir · Laudate pueri · Laudate Dominum · Magnificat
WerW H.1.9

genre	vesper
scoring	S, A, T, B (solo), S, A, T, B (coro), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score vl 2 b coro
MIDI
source	GitHub
license

Wann der Himmel laſſet fallen
WerW Z.17

genre	aria
festival	advent
scoring	S (solo), 2 vl, b, org
scores	vl 1 org full score S solo vl 2 b
MIDI
source	GitHub
license