Andreas Hakenberger

Andreas Berger hook (* around 1574 in Kremmin Kr Pomerania in Pomerania, † June 5, 1627 in Danzig) was a German composer and conductor.

The Rudolf Schwartz 1907 supposed birthplace Koszalin not evidenced by a written sources, however, Andreas Berger referred to hook a pressure of 1610 even as Pomeranus. Little is known about hook Bergers youth. First clue is his enrollment for the winter semester 1587 at the Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder (Andreas Bergh Hack Cremensis 7). Hook Berger could pay the regular registration fee and trod with his studies at the Viadrina the usual for the Mark Brandenburg Learning Path Kantor. Historians believe that he had received his musical training from Johann Wanning in Gdansk. From 1602 to 1607 he was probably a composer, lutenist and singer in the royal court orchestra in Krakow. 1606 was the post of Kapellmeister of St. Mary's Church, which soon became Lutheran after the Reformation, become vacant. Hook Berger competed until 1607 twice, but let the city council of the place initially unoccupied for two years. 1608 hook Berger was appointed, although there had been two competitors; one of the two was the Stettin Council Philipp Cantor Dulichius.

Hook Berger stopped the staff of the Council chapel to 1614 on the impressive number of 14 singers and 11 instrumentalists. He had created the conditions for the performance of his large ensemble sacred works, which were published shortly afterwards in two collections from 1615 and 1617. He mainly created sacred works with Latin text, but also wrote secular pieces with German text. Most of his pieces use the polychorality Cori spezzati (Italian for separate choirs '), as it was in the time when the sacred chants change in fashion. He was one of the most important composers of his time. At the end of his life hook Berger ran into financial difficulties. He died on June 5, 1627 in Gdansk; His body was buried in the Gdansk St. Nicholas Church.

Judgments about his music

• " The compositions hook Bergers move in the direction brilliant representation using the greatest means and with a new sonority and with sensual appeal. With it penetrates the euphony Venetian style on Danziger ground, a style of clear schooled himself to Jacob Handl. "
• "His five-to eight-part New German songs, which appeared in 1610, are an important contribution to madrigal secular song. "
• "In the Harmonia Sacra ( 1617), one of his most important works, hook Berger first used the basso continuo; in the two Tricinien collections he waived, however, for this new development. The first step toward spiritual concert has little hooks Berger so not done yet. "

Works

• In the vein ( Motet for five -part choir ), published in a collection of Wincenty Lilius, Krakow 1604.
• New German songs ( madrigals for five voices and one written for eight -part choir, by type of welschen madrigals ), Gdansk 1610.
• Odaria suavissima (Latin hymns to Jesus for three voices ), Gdansk 1612 ( published after his death in 1628, lost work ).
• Sacri modulorum CONTENTUS, de festa solennibus totius anni et de tempore (41 pieces of music, Bishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki dedicated ), published in Szczecin 1615th
• Harmonia sacra in qua motectae ( eight-voice motet 21, King Sigismund III. Wasa dedicated ), 1617th