Hermann lived in Jo­ach­ims­thal, Bo­hem­ia, just over the mount­ains from Sax­o­ny. For ma­ny years he held the post of Mas­ter in the La­tin School there, and Can­tor or Or­gan­ist and Choir­mas­ter in the church. To­ward the end of his life he suf­fered great­ly from gout, and had to re­sign ev­en his post as Can­tor a num­ber of years be­fore his death. His hymn tunes were pub­lished in:

• Can­ti­ca Sac­ra, volume 1, 1554
• Die Son­tags Evan­gel­ia (Wit­ten­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1560)

Sources

Hymns

1. Hinunter ist der Son­nen­schein
2. So wahr ich leb’, spricht Gott der Herr
   • Yea, as I Live, Je­ho­vah Sa­ith
3. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich
   • Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men
4. When mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
   • When My last Hour Is Close at Hand

Music

1. Erschienen Ist
2. Hermann
3. Nikolaus, Lobt Gott Ihr Christ­en
4. O Heil­ige Drei­fal­tig­keit