Christian Kalkbrenner (composer)
Christian Kalkbrenner (born September 22, 1755 in Münden , today called Hann. Münden, † August 10, 1806 in Paris ) was a German choir director and composer .
Life
Kalkbrenner began his career as a choir singer with the French Opera in Kassel . In 1777 he composed a mass through which he acquired membership of the Philharmonic Society in Bologna , and in 1788 became conductor of the Queen of Prussia in Berlin , and in 1790 of Prince Heinrich of Prussia in Rheinsberg .
After the prince's death, he went to Paris in 1802, where he was employed as choir director at the Grand Opera and died on August 10, 1806.
In addition to an unfinished “Histoire de la musique”, he left behind a large number of compositions consisting of operas (including “Önone”, “Olympia” and “Demokrit”), piano sonatas and songs.
The Franco-German composer and pianist Friedrich Kalkbrenner was his son.
literature
- Hans Nautsch: Kalkbrenner. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 9 (Himmel - Kelz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2003, ISBN 3-7618-1119-5 , Sp. 1397–1403 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web link
- Sheet music and audio files by Christian Kalkbrenner in the International Music Score Library Project
- Opera works with performance dates by Christian Kalkbrenner (composer) in the DFG opera project
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SURNAME | Kalkbrenner, Christian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German choir director and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1755 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Münden , Electorate of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , Holy Roman Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1806 |
Place of death | Paris , France |