Herbst, Johann Andreas
(1588–1666)
JOHANN ANDREAS HERBSTHERBST, JOHANN ANDREASJOHANN ANDREAS HERBST [bapt. 1588-† 1666] Johann Andreas Herbst's several instruction manuals reflect the state of German music theory near the middle of the seventeenth century. Because he borrowed materials from a variety of sources, not all of his pronouncements are consistent with one another. He also supplied German translations of what he considered to be useful Latin works: treatises on counterpoint by Chiodino and on figured bass by EBNER…