1696, Switz­er­land, or 1715, Ba­var­ia.

June 4, 1772.

Spiess taught mu­sic at the Gym­na­si­um in Hei­del­berg, Ger­ma­ny, and played the or­gan at St. Pe­ter’s Church and (1746-1772) at Berne Ca­thed­ral. His works in­clude:

• Da­vids Harpf­fen-Spiel, 1745
• Geistliche Ar­ien, 1761
• Musikalische Bi­bel-An­dacht­en, 1762

• Erickson, p. 399
• Frost, p. 691

1. Swabia