Johann Schelle

Johann Schelle ( born September 6, 1648 Geising (Erzgebirge), † March 10, 1701 in Leipzig ) was a German composer of the Baroque.

Life

The son of the cantor and Rector Jonas clamp was already at the age of seven years Diskantist the Saxon court orchestra in Dresden under Heinrich Schütz. On his recommendation clip was recorded in 1657 as a chorister in the ducal chapel in Wolfenbüttel, worked for Heinrich Schütz as Kapellmeister.

From 1665-1667 clamp singer was at the St. Thomas Boys Choir at the St. Thomas School in Leipzig. His immatriculation at the University of Leipzig on January 31, 1667. Upon recommendation of Sebastian tying it in 1670 cantor at the town school in a hurry castle. It led to one of the first German -language oratorio cantatas Gospels in worship. From January 31 1677 to his death was clamp cantor in Leipzig, in place of Sebastian weavers and predecessor Johann Kuhnau. At the same time he was " director chori musici " for the city of Leipzig. He led in Leipzig the connection of vertontem Gospels text with spiritual songs and the chorale cantata composed mainly vocal-instrumental church music.

Clamp was the teacher of Johann Theodor Roemhildt, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Reinhard Keiser, Johann Christoph Graupner and Johann David Heinichen.

Works

The majority of his work were sacred works with German text, very few of which were published in his lifetime. Some of his hymns were " The devout student" to 1693 printed in Joachim Feller's Songbook. 25 obtained in the manuscript cantatas are in the Berlin State Library. These works show Schelles importance for the development of this musical genre. He was one of the first composers to biblical words and free seal interrelated. Also, its got members of the genus of the chorale cantatas with the oldest of its kind