Christoph Bernhard

Christoph Bernhard ( * January 1, 1628 probably in Kolberg, † November 14, 1692 in Dresden, Christoph Bernhardi, Christopher Bernhardus ). Was a German composer, conductor and music theorist

Life

He received his first musical instruction in Gdansk; as his teachers are to be mentioned here, especially Sweelinck student Paul Siefert and Christoph Werner. 1648 ( Bestallungsdekret from 1 August 1649) he became a singer at the Dresden court orchestra. In 1650 he undertook a one-year trip to Italy. Here he made ​​the acquaintance of Giacomo Carissimi with, Kapellmeister at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. After his return he was appointed in 1655 as Vice- Kapellmeister in Dresden. He continued in this position until 1664. 1656 he went once more to Italy, this time for nine months.

In 1664 he took over the position of music director and cantor at the Johanneum to Hamburg. He succeeds Thomas Selle.

1674 he returned to Dresden, again took the office of Vice Kapellmeister and looked beyond as an educator and teacher of Prince Johann Georg and his brother Friedrich August, the later Augustus the Strong. 1680 he was appointed Kapellmeister.

Christoph Bernhard is a master student of Heinrich Schütz. From this example, Bernard was commissioned to compose a motet for his funeral. Furthermore, he created a Begräbnismotette for Johann Rist. In addition there are songs, arias and sacred music to his works.

Bernhard is the author of important music treatises. In them, especially the topics of counterpoint, teaching mode, decorating and character education as well as the style of teaching are discussed. They are considered as a mirror image of the theory of composition of the contactor.

Works

Compositions

  • Da pacem Domine
  • Reminiscere, miserationum tuarum Domine
  • Dearly I love you, O Lord
  • Today Christ is risen from the dead
  • Blessed is the man who fears the men

Writings

Bernhard has published four music-theoretical writings, of which neither the year of origin, nor even the order of the formation are known:

  • From the double Contrapuncten
  • Detailed report on the use of the Con - and dissonances
  • Tractatus compositionis augmentatus (composition treatise on the theory of Heinrich Schütz )
  • From the Sing - mannered art or
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