Johann Vierdanck (also: Virdanck, Vyrdanck, Feyertagk, Feyerdank, born 1605 near Dresden; buried April 1, 1646 in Stralsund) was a German violinist, organist, cornettist and composer.
Johann Vierdanck came from a musical family. In 1615 he became a choirboy in the Dresden court choir and a student of Heinrich Schütz, who gave him especial praise. Vierdanck learned violin and cornett and became an instrumentalist of the court. His instrumental works were influenced by the Italian violinist Carlo Farina, also active in the Dresden court.
From 1631 to 1632 he served as violinist at the court of Johann Albrecht II of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Here he came into contact with the English music of William Brade.
Later he stayed for a while in Lübeck and in Copenhagen, where he met Schütz again. During this time he met the violinists Johann Schop, Nicolaus Bleyer and Friedrich Hoyoul, to whome he dedicated his second collection of instrumental music. In 1635 he moved to Stralsund and served until his death in 1646 as organist at the Marienkirche (Church of Saint Mary). He published several collections of music.
