Johann Friedrich Agricola

Johann Friedrich Agricola ( born January 4, 1720 in Dobitschen, † November 12 (December 2 ) in 1774 in Berlin) was a German musician, composer and writer on music.

Biography

His father, Johann Christoph Agricola was, " Princely Altenburg shear and free Magnificent Bachofenischer chamber Agent and court director " in Dobitschen, married to Mary Magdalene. The foundation of his musical education put 1725-1738 Dobitschener the schoolmaster Johann Paul Martini.

In 1738, Johann Friedrich took 18 -year-old law school at the University of Leipzig. He also took to 1741 piano, organ and composition lessons with Johann Sebastian Bach, under whose direction he played harpsichord in " Collegio musico ". After completing his training in Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Agricola went to Berlin, where he came into contact with Johann Joachim Quantz, the court composer Frederick II, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the chamber harpsichordist of the king.

After an unsuccessful bid for the successor Gottfried Heinrich Stölzels in Gotha at the beginning of 1750 Agricola was appointed in May 1751 to a chamber musician and court composer Frederick II. Here he composed, among others, the intermezzo Il filosofo convinto in amore. In his position, he was responsible not only for the composition of new pieces and the organization of private concerts, but was also active as a conductor, singer, reviewer, translator, critic, writer and music teacher.

The wedding with Italian singer Emilia Molteni (* 1722 in Modena, † 1780 in Berlin) of the Italian Opera in Berlin was also held in 1751.

After the death of Carl Heinrich Graun in 1759 was appointed Prussian Kapellmeister Johann Friedrich Agricola of Frederick II. He held until his death on December 2, 1774 This spot.

Work

The compositions of Johann Friedrich Agricola (mainly vocal works such as oratorios, cantatas, songs and operas ) clearly show the influence of hatred and Graun. As a composer of songs Agricola has a typical representative of the First Berlin songs school with their preference Anacreontic seal.

More than as a composer Agricola has established itself as an organist and music theorist a name. His main work is the processing of Pier Francesco Tosi Opinioni de ' cantori antichi, e moderni o sopra il canto Sieno Osservazioni figurato ( "How to Sing Art ", Berlin 1757).

Music for the Stage:

  • Il filosofo convinto in amore, Divertissement. Premiere: Fall 1750 Potsdam
  • La ricamatrice divenuta dama, Intermezzo ( November 1, 1751 Potsdam)
  • Il re pastore, opera Act 3. Libretto: Pietro Metastasio. Premiere: October 9, 1752 Berlin, lost
  • La citadella ingannata, Opera. Premiere: 1752 Antwerp
  • Cleofide, opera seria 3 acts. Libretto: Pietro Metastasio Alessandro nelle Indie. Premiere: Berlin Carnival 1754
  • La Nobilita delusa, Dramma giocoso 3 acts. Premiere: 1754 Charlottenburg
  • Il Tempio d' amore, Festa teatrale. Libretto: Giovanni Pietro Tagliazucchi, according to Frederick II Premiere: September 30, 1755 Charlottenburg, the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Prussia and Princess Elisabeth Anna of Schwedt
  • Psyche, opera Act 3. Premiere: Berlin 1756
  • The mission of the Holy Spirit, oratorio. composed in 1757
  • The shepherds at the manger at Bethlehem, oratorio. Along with Johann Joachim Quantz .. Libretto: Karl Wilhelm PeterRamler. Premiere: December 25, 1757 Berlin
  • The resurrection and ascension of Jesus, oratorio. Libretto: Karl Wilhelm PeterRamler. December 25, 1757 Berlin
  • L' ippocondriaco overo L' uomo fantastico, Intermezzo 3 parts. Premiere: 1763 Charlottenburg
  • Achille in Sciro, opera seria 3 acts. Libretto: Pietro Metastasio. Premiere: September 16, 1765 Berlin, to the marriage of the " Prince of Prussia " [ afterwards King Frederick William II, 1786-1797 ] with Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick
  • Semiramis, drama 3 Act of Voltaire. Premiere: June 11, 1767 Hamburg, disappeared
  • Amor e Psyche, opera seria 3 acts. Libretto: Antonio Landi. Premiere: October 5, 1767 in Berlin, to the marriage of Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia to the hereditary stadtholder of Holland, hidden
  • Oreste e Pilade opera seria 3 acts. Libretto: Antonio Landi. Premiere: March 24, 1772 in Berlin. Revised: I Greci in Tauri: March 1772 Potsdam
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