Jakob Adlung
Jakob Adlung , also Adelung, Aldung (born January 14, 1699 in Bindersleben near Erfurt ; † July 5, 1762 there ) was a German organist , composer , music writer and instrument maker .
Life
Adlung was the son of an organist and school clerk, received his musical and scientific training in Erfurt and studied philology and theology in Jena from 1723 . He returned to Erfurt as a master's degree and in 1727 accepted the position of organist at the Predigerkirche . Adlung also worked as a piano maker. In addition to his position as organist in 1741, he taught in addition to the Ratsgymnasium in Erfurt and at the local university . From 1755 he was a member of the Academy of Useful Sciences in Erfurt.
Jakob Adlungs's writings are very informative for the history of music, especially during the Bach era. His encyclopedia of organ science Musica mechanica organoedi (begun in 1726) is one of the most important sources for organ building in the Baroque period. As a composer he mainly wrote pieces of music for the organ.
Fonts
- Guide to musical knowledge. Erfurt 1758, Leipzig 1783 (Ndr.Kassel 1953)
- Musical seven stars, that is, seven questions belonging to the noble art of music. Berlin 1768
- Musica Mechanica Organoedi. That is: Thorough instruction of the structure, use, and maintenance, etc., of organs, clavicymbals, clavichords, and other instruments, as far as an organist needs to know anything about such things. 2 parts. Berlin 1768 (Ndr. Kassel 1931)
Literature (chronological)
- [Autobiography] in: Musica mechanica organoedi (1768), preface to part 2 (pp. II – XIV); in excerpts also printed in:
- Johann Gottfried Walther : Musicalisches Lexicon or Musicalische Bibliothec , S. 9, Leipzig 1732
- Johann Adam Hiller : Biographies of famous music scholars and musicians of recent times , pp. 1–8, Leipzig 1784
- Arrey von Dommer: Adlung, Jacob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 86 f.
- Erich Valentin: Adlung, Jakob. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 1 (Aachen - Blumner). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1949, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 89–91
- Georg von Dadelsen: Adlung (Adelung), Jakob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 73 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : ADLUNG (Adelung), Jakob. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 38.
- Hans-Werner Boresch: Adlung, Jakob. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X , Sp. 160–163 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- George J. Buelow, Quentin Faulkner: Adlung [Adelung], Jakob , in: New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , 2nd edition 2001
- George J. Buelow, Quentin Faulkner: Adlung [Adelung], Jakob. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Literature by and about Jakob Adlung in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Jakob Adlung in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Jakob Adlung in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adlung, Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adelung, Jakob; Aldung, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, composer, music writer and instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bindersleben |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1762 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |