Andreas Rauch
Andreas Rauch (* around 1592 in Pottendorf (Lower Austria); † May 23, 1656 in Ödenburg ) was an Austrian composer and organist of the early Baroque period .
Life
At the age of 18, Andreas Rauch was appointed organist of the evangelical estates of Lower Austria. He then worked as an organist and composer at the Evangelical Church in Hernals (now Vienna ). From 1625 to 1627 he was organist in Inzersdorf , the second evangelical center in the vicinity of Vienna, then back in his home town of Pottendorf. To the Hungarian city of Ödenburg , where he had to emigrate in 1629 because of the Reformation patent issued on October 10, 1625, which stipulates the expulsion of all non-Catholics from Vienna, he got a job at the Michaelskirche in 1630 and married soon afterwards. After the death of his first wife, he married into a wealthy bourgeois family in 1639, which gave him civil rights. He worked at the Michaelskirche until the end of his life.
Works (selection)
Andreas Rauch composed both vocal and instrumental music. Several of his collections document his musical work, including 15 psalms of David, which are considered lost, 12 sacred compositions ("Missa, Vespera et alii sacri concentus concertati"), 13 motets with up to twelve voices. While dedicating the “ Concentus votivus ” to Ferdinand II , Rauch composed a collection of representative music on the occasion of the Peace of Westphalia under the title “Currus triumphalis musicus” for 8–12 voices, large instrumental line-up and 2 Bc (Vienna, 1648), which he gave Ferdinand III. dedicated. The “ Thymiaterium musicale, that is: Musicalisches Rauchfäßlein ” (1625) for 4–8 voices and Bc, was designed to support the congregational singing in the church, while the “ Newes Thymiaterium or Rauchfäßlein ” (1652) for 3–4 voices, 2 Violins, bassoon and bc, includes several sacred concerts and is designed for trained singers.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Rauch, Andreas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1873, p. 40 ( digitized version ).
- Josef Pausz: Andreas Rauch: a Protestant musician; 1592 to 1656. Evangelical Press Association in Austria, Vienna 1992.
Web links
- Works by and about Andreas Rauch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Andreas Rauch in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Erhart: Lower Austrian composers . Doblinger, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-900695-41-5 , p. 9.
- ^ MGG , 2nd edition, vol. 13, column 1313
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rauch, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer of the Baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1592 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pottendorf (Lower Austria) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1656 |
| Place of death | Ödenburg |