August Friedrich Graun
August Friedrich Graun (* 1698/99 in Wahrenbrück ; † May 5, 1765 in Merseburg ) was a German cantor and composer .
Life
Little is known about August Friedrich Graun, the eldest brother of Johann Gottlieb Graun and Carl Heinrich Graun . He was cathedral cantor in Merseburg from 1729 until his death and in 1750 applied unsuccessfully to succeed the Leipzig Thomaskantorenamt after the death of Johann Sebastian Bach .
Among other things, he composed a Kyrie.
reception
In the Bad Liebenwerda district museum , a permanent exhibition provides information about the life and work of the Graun brothers . Also in Bad Liebenwerda there has been an international competition for the Gebrüder Graun Prize every two years since 2003 , and since 2011 it has been linked to a music festival. The music school of the Elbe-Elster district has been called "Gebrüder Graun" district music school since 1994 .
literature
- Claudia Terne: "I wish to hear him for a long time", (FW Marpurg): the composer and Prussian court conductor Carl Heinrich Graun and his brothers , Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-932913-23-X
- August Friedrich Graun: De Mutatione Nominis Ad illustranda varia scripturae Sacrae Loca (About the change of name, to explain different passages of the holy scriptures), Wittenberg, Gerdes 1722
Web links
- Literature by and about August Friedrich Graun in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graun, August Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cantor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1698 or 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wahrenbrück , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1765 |
| Place of death | Merseburg , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire |