Sebastian Bodinus

Sebastian Bodin ( born October 4, 1700 in Bittstädt ( Duchy of Saxe -Gotha ), † March 19, 1759 in Pforzheim, Germany ) was a German composer and conductor.

Life

His father, the schoolmaster Johann Nicolaus Bodinus, died at age 33 in May of 1700. 's Mother Anna Elisabeth, born Eschnerberg lived after the death of her husband with three other sons (1689, 1692 and 1696 born ) at her parents' house in Bittstädt. Bodin attended the village school until 1713 in Bittstädt. The student and the note list the General Summer visitation of Oberconsistoriums Gotha witnessed his school attendance and successful completion of the upper class with very good reviews.

On 15 July 1718, he was a musician and Laquay at the court of the Margrave Charles III. Hired Wilhelm of Baden -Durlach. First, an oboist, he favored increasingly the violin, and was appointed court musician. In order to escape the threat of displacement as Militäroboist to Italy, he asked for dismissal, which was granted on 10 November 1723. From 1724 to 1728 was Bodinus Cammer Musicus at the court of Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg in Stuttgart ( Concertmaster) was there promoted to the Premier violinist. From 1726, he published in the Augsburg publisher Leopold some of his compositions: Musical Divertissiments part 1-6, solo, trio and quartet sonatas. On 24 March 1728, he was re- hired as a member of the Margrave of Baden court orchestra in Karlsruhe and was appointed on July 20, the concert master.

His wife Anna Margaretha was hired as a singer "on the Theatro bey and other Musiquen ". On November 24, 1730 his daughter Wilhemine was baptized godfather was the Kapellmeister Johann Melchior Molter. Molter was from Tiefenort on the Werra and was like Bodinus been hired in 1718 in Karlsruhe.

In the period between 1729 and Michaelis Michaelis 1730 Bodinus traveled to Bittstädt to express his final departure from his home by paying a deduction of money from one guilder and 3 pennies. 1733 the court orchestra was disbanded. Margrave Carl Wilhelm fled as a result of the outbreak of the Polish Succession war into exile in Basel. Bodinus found a job in Darmstadt. On October 8, 1736, he was again accepted as concert master in Karlsruhe. The former Kapellmeister Molter was released in 1733 to the court of Saxe- Eisenach and only returned in 1742 to Karlsruhe back. Bodinus knew at this time Kapellmeister services and tried in vain to a correspondingly higher salary. After the death of the Margrave Carl Wilhelm in May 1738 again the court orchestra was reduced; Bodin was released on 16 October 1738. To support his family he was not granted a grace quarter and assured that they would remember him when needed.

From the period 1739 - May 1747 is only known that Bodinus worked as a music teacher and on March 15, 1747 to Bodinus applied for reinstatement on Margravial Hof " reportedly to Basel resident and with information in the Music to nourish sour. " Karlsruhe. He referred to letters of recommendation from Baron Ernst Friedrich Leutrum of Ertingen ( bailiff of Rötteln based in Lörrach ) and Councilor Sweet, where he was services. On May 23, 1747 presented Margrave Carl Friedrich Bodinus again as Cammer Musicum and premier violinist at the court orchestra one. His annual salary in money and in kind amounted to 300 guilders.

On July 24, 1752 Bodinus left for unknown reasons, his place of employment, as well as his family. Despite this high-handed action Bodin seems to have applied properly later on to a dismissal, as is apparent from a record of Hofmarschallamtes. Since Bodinus is to certify " in his chores faithfully, diligently and honestly " and was " now but on his terms honorable request his release has received in grace. " His whereabouts in the next few years is not known.

On September 28, 1758, he returned, but was mentally confused and was admitted to the Pforzheimer madhouse. He died on 19 March 1759.

After his death, he came with his work in oblivion. Only the latest music research became aware of him again.

Works

The emphasis of the works of Sebastian Bodinus is in the field of chamber music. In addition to the common forms of solo and trio sonata he has also considered the less common genre of sonata quartet with a whole series of works. In the diverse and varied occupied sonatas elements of the Sonata da chiesa mix with those of the Concertos and the suite. The influence of the latter is also found in some of his flute concertos, some of which are more likely attributable to the chamber music as the concerto. The Overture for Flute (or Violin ) and Strings in contrast, has through the Concerto embossed passages. The symphonies are successful examples of the early development of Italian opera symphony. Remarkably fresh and imaginative melodies. Despite gallant impacts belong to the works of the late Baroque era Bodinus.

Orchestral works

• 5 symphonies in D, D, F, A and B
• Overture for Flute, Violin and Orchestra
• 13 Concertos for Flute and Orchestra, of which 5 in D, the remaining e, e, e, E, G, G, A
• Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in F
• 3 Concertos for Violin and Orchestra in D, e, a

Chamber Music

• Acroama Musicum 6 Sonatenfür violin and clavichord
• 12 sonatas for violin and basso continuo
• Musicalische Divertissiments, or directed into the ear Trio in 6 parts:
• 6 Sonatas for two violins and basso continuo
• 6 Sonatas for Flute, Violin and Basso continuo
• 6 sonatas for oboe, violin and basso continuo
• 12 sonatas for various instruments
• 8 Quadri for various occupations
• Manuscripts
• 1 Symphony
• 2 Duetti
• 2 Menuetti
• 33 sonatas

Swell

• County and city archives Arnstadt, inventory Bittstädt
• Thuringian State Archives Gotha, acts of Oberconsistoriums, Generalia
• Pfarrarchiv Holzhausen
• Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe, acts of Hofmarschallamtes, court music
• Central State Archive Stuttgart, acts of the Lord Marshal Office