Johann Philipp Krieger

Johann Philipp Krieger (* February 26, 1649 in Nuremberg, † February 6, 1725 in White Rock ) was a German composer, organist and conductor.

Life

Krieger grew up the son of a carpet maker and Garnfärbers and received at an early age a musical information on keyboard instruments. From the age he was taught by the Nuremberg musicians and Froberger pupil Johann Drechsel. He received further training on wind and string instruments of the viol player Gabriel Schütz ( 1633-1710 ). Primarily influenced he was during his training, however, by the organist Paul Hainlein, especially in terms of his later devotion to the organ.

Later warriors went to Denmark, where he became a student of the Royal Danish organist Johannes Schröder in Copenhagen. At the same time, he represented it as organist at St. Peter. At the same time he received at Kaspar Förster jun., In his Royal Danish conductor, lessons in music theory. Shortly after commencing his studies Warrior was used at the organ of the cathedral in Copenhagen. Against 1667, he received a calling to Christiania in Norway as an organist, but he did not perceive his parents' wishes.

After returning to Germany, he entered the service of the Margrave Christian Ernst in Bayreuth, where he later held the position of Kapellmeister. Due to the subsequent acts of war against France and the resulting court compulsion to narrow down the musical activities, warrior asked for his dismissal.

He then took a study trip to Italy to visit the local music sites and to operate there studies. Studies followed in Venice, among others, Johann Rosenmullerhohle for composition, as well as Giovanni Battista Volpe also called Rovettino, for harpsichord. In Venice, he made friends with Francesco Cavalli, Legrenzi Giovanni and Pietro Andrea Ziani. He studied in Rome with Antonio Maria Abbatini harpsichord and Bernardo Pasquini composition. In Rome he met the polymath Athanasius Kircher. After another trip to Venice was followed for the study of opera. From October 10, 1675 dated the nobility, were collected in the warrior, together with all his brothers and sisters to the peerage after he makes music to Emperor Leopold I in Vienna.

After a short stay in Bayreuth and Frankfurt and Kassel in 1677, he took over the position of the chamber musician and organist at the court of Duke Augustus of Saxe - Weissenfels in Halle. After a short time he was appointed Vice-Kapellmeister and changed along with the new Duke Johann Adolf I. 1680 the residence. Emerged on New Castle Augustus 1685-1717 eight polyphonic instrumental works that serve as an example for the early German Concerto Grosso. Warriors led meticulous records of all works performed under his direction at court. This is narrated that he composed around 2500 cantatas, of which 2200 are considered to be lost.

Through his marriage to Rosine Helene, daughter of Johann Nicolai from Halle, was a relationship to the family of George Frideric Handel. Johann Philipp Krieger died 1725 in White Rock. His musical work is but today almost forgotten.

Works

  • Operas and musical comedies (all down to individual arias lost) The fortune-telling Wunderbrunnen
  • Contest of loyalty, Shepherd Game ( 1693)
  • Hercules among the Amazons, Singing Game ( 1693)
  • The magnanimous Scipio Africanus ( 1694 )
  • The Libyan Thalestris ( 1696 )
  • The recurring Phoebus
  • Phoebus and Iris
  • Panel scores Mars and Irene
  • Humility
  • Ganymede and Juventas
  • Evening music The non- transformed Daphne ... to the Wedding festivities ( 1684)
  • Chamber Music XII Sonate à due Violini ( Nuremberg, 1688)
  • XII Sonatas for Violin, Cello and B.C. ( Nuremberg, 1693)
  • 6 suites Funny Field Music for Four Wind Instruments ( Nuremberg, 1704) ( after works by Lully modeled )
  • Cantatas for Choir Us a child is born ad, 3Voc, 3 Instr, White Rock, Christmas 1697 ( CD recording: Lautten Compagney Berlin, 2007 )
  • Cantatas for solo voice Sing to the Lord, all the earth for bass, two instruments and basso continuo ( Berlin Chormusik-Verlag/Edition Musica Rinata, Berlin 2010)
  • Rejoice in the Lord for tenor, violin and basso continuo (Edition Musica Rinata, Berlin 2010)
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