Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke

Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke (born August 30, 1767 in Wachenhausen in the Harz Mountains , † October 27, 1822 in Hamburg ) was a German composer , pianist and editor of musical works. From 1789 to 1822 he was cantor at the Johanneum and director of church music in Hamburg.

Life

Family tomb open-air museum. Hedge garden , Ohlsdorf cemetery

His father Johann Gottlieb Schwencke was a military bassoonist and later a council musician in Hamburg. Christian Friedrich Gottlieb received his musical training with him while he attended the Johanneum and the Academic Gymnasium in Hamburg . In 1779 he appeared for the first time as a pianist in a concert given by his father. He was active as a boy singer in church music, which was provided by the cantor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . After his voice broke, he was a piano accompanist there. With him Schwencke also got to know compositions by his father Johann Sebastian Bach . From 1782 Schwencke continued his musical studies with Johann Philipp Kirnberger and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg in Berlin. He also performed as a piano and organ virtuoso. In 1787 he went to Leipzig to study mathematics. The following year he continued his studies in Halle . On October 1, 1789, he was elected to succeed Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach as cantor of the Johanneum and Hamburg music director. However, his salary was significantly reduced compared to his predecessor because the council wanted to save. The lack of funding for church music was also the reason for repeated complaints from Schwencke. He held this office in Hamburg until his death in 1822. After his death, the position of cantor was not filled again.

Schwencke's sons Johann Friedrich (1792-1852) and Carl (1797-1870) were also active as composers and musicians. After Schwenke is Schwenckestraße in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel named.

His abandoned library and "collection of music from all subjects of musical art" were auctioned in August 1824.

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Schwencke's compositions are only partially preserved. He composed cantatas and oratorios as well as instrumental music, two piano and one oboe concerto, six fugues for organ and piano and violin sonatas. His setting of the Lord's Prayer by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock , which was also heard at his funeral, became known nationwide. He also set his ode “Der Frohsinn” to music.

Schwencke owned several autographs by Johann Sebastian Bach , whose well -tempered piano he was one of the first to publish. He also published other works by Bach and Georg Friedrich Handel . He promoted the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through several performances in Hamburg. Since 1799 Schwencke was also a contributor to the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung .

literature

Barbara Wiermann: Schwencke. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 15 (Schoof - Stranz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1135-7 , Sp. 438–439 ( online edition , subscription required for full access).
Article Schwencke. In: Stanley Sadie (Ed.): The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians. Vol. 22: Russian Federation - Scotland. 2nd edition Macmillan [u. a.], London 2001, p. 872.
Robert Eitner : Schwencke, Christian Friedrich Gottlieb . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 377-379.

Web links

Individual evidence

WA Mozarti Missa pro defunctis Requiem. WA Mozart's Soul Mass . Piano reduction by C. [hristian] F. [riedrich] G. [ottlieb] Schwenke. Leipzig. Bey Breitkopf and Härtel. Pr. 2 Thaler. [June 1818].

Remarks

↑ last address: "Schwencke, CFG Musikdirector, Plan no 123 P. 4", 1822, in: Hamburg address book at the Hamburg State Library

Individual evidence

↑ Directory of the collection of music from all subjects of musical art left by the deceased Mr. Music Director CFG Schwencke: containing all of the deceased's own works as well as scores and excerpts from earlier and new compositions, both for church and theater, of all times and nations, In addition to a particularly rich collection of songs, manuscripts by famous composers, theoretical writings, and a series of portraits of many sound artists: which were sold to the public on August 30th and the following days in the Kramer-Amthause, large Johannisstrasse No. 60, P. 4, by the auctioneer JJ Berndes shall be. Hamburg: Printed by the Hermann's heirs, 1824 ( digitized )

predecessor	Office	successor
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	Cantor et Director chori musici in Hamburg 1789–1821	Office dissolved

personal data
SURNAME	Schwencke, Christian Friedrich Gottlieb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schwenke, Christian Friedrich Gottlieb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer, pianist and editor of musical works
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wachenhausen , Harz
DATE OF DEATH	October 27, 1822
Place of death	Hamburg

[1] st address: "Schwencke, CFG Musikdirector, Plan no 123 P. 4", 1822, in: Hamburg address book at the Hamburg State Library

[2] Directory of the collection of music from all subjects of musical art left by the deceased Mr. Music Director CFG Schwencke: containing all of the deceased's own works as well as scores and excerpts from earlier and new compositions, both for church and theater, of all times and nations, In addition to a particularly rich collection of songs, manuscripts by famous composers, theoretical writings, and a series of portraits of many sound artists: which were sold to the public on August 30th and the following days in the Kramer-Amthause, large Johannisstrasse No. 60, P. 4, by the auctioneer JJ Berndes shall be. Hamburg: Printed by the Hermann's heirs, 1824 ( digitized )