Christian Liebe (composer)

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Christian Siegmund Liebe (also love or love ) (born November 5, 1654 in Freiberg , † September 3, 1708 in Zschopau ) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque .

Life

Christian Liebe received his first musical training in his hometown Freiberg from the local cantor Christoph Frölich. In 1676 he turned to Leipzig , where he enrolled at the university as a theology student. An involvement of Liebes in the student or church music care of Leipzig is not verifiable, but seems very likely. After working as a music teacher for a Dresden noble family (from 1679), he was appointed rector and organist in Frauenstein in 1684 and rector in Zschopau from 1691 . Even if it was not part of his duties in Zschopau, Lieben probably worked very often as an organist and director of church musicWith. It is also very likely that the majority of his works were created there. Love died in 1708 at the age of 53.

Works

The spread of his works speaks for the fact that Christian Liebe was a popular composer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His works can now be found in libraries in Strasbourg , Berlin (formerly held by the court chapel of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf ), Dresden (formerly held by the Princely School of Grimma ) and Mügeln . A fairly extensive collection can also be found in the Bibliothèque du Séminaire Protestant in Strasbourg. The majority of Christian Liebes' traditional works are cantatas , some with an exceptionally large wind instrumentation.

in Berlin (Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage )

• I fought a good fight (5 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, org) [identical to the piece of the same name handed down in Strasbourg]
• Come Holy Spirit (2 voices, 2piffari, bc)
• My sheep hear my voice (B, vl, 3vle, fg, bc)
• And you Bethlehem (4 voices, 2vl, 2fl, vc, bc)
• Gloria in excelsis Deo (6 voices, 2clarini, timp, 2vl, 3vle, vln, bc) (Dear authorship not guaranteed)

in Dresden (Saxon State Library)

• Oh, dearest Jesus come in (5 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, bc)
• When the day of Pentecost was fulfilled (4 singing voices, 3ob, fg, 2vl, bc)
• From the depths I call (4 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, bc)
• The newborn child (5 voices, 2clarini, timp, 2vl, 2vle, fg, bc)
• The Lord is God (4 voices, 2clarini, 2vl, fg, bc)
• You know the grace of our Lord (4 singing voices, 4ob, vl, 2 vle, vln, 4 hp, bc)
• Come on, you gentle roar (5 voices, vl, 4vle, fg, bc)
• Open the gates (4 voices, 2clarini, 2vl, fg, bc)
• O Savior of the World (4 voices, 2vl, bc)

in Strasbourg (Collegium Wilhelmitanum)

• All bitterness and grumble and anger (4 singing voices, left, 2v, bc)
• Therefore be merciful (4 singing voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg)
• The Angel of the Lord (4 voices, 2clarini, 2vl, 2 vle, fg, bc)
• Man born of women (4 voices, 3ob, fg, 2vl, bc)
• It is in vain that you get up early (4 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, bc)
• Grace! Grace! Jesus, grace (5 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, org)
• Lord, listen and be gracious to me (4 singing voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg)
• I stay, o Jesus, all yours (4 singing voices, instr, bc)
• I thank you, God (4 voices, vl, 3vle, bc)
• I fought a good fight (5 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, org) [identical to the piece of the same name handed down in Berlin]
• Love your enemies (4 voices, clarino, 2vl, vla / trbn, bc)
• Make friends (4 voices, 3ob, fg, 2vl, bc)
• My friend, I am not doing you wrong (4 voices, 3ob, fg, bc)
• My soul lifts up the Lord (4 voices, clarino, timp, 2vl, vla, bc)
• See yourselves for the false prophet (4 singing voices, 3ob, fg, 2vl, bc)
• Be satisfied again (5 voices, 2vl, 2piffari, 4cnt, fg, org, bc)
• Behold, the eye of the Lord looks upon you (4 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, bc)
• Trachet on the first after the kingdom of God (4 singing voices, left, 2v, fg, bc)
• And you, child (4 voices, 3ob, fg, bc)
• If you only knew (4 voices, 3ob, fg, 2vl, bc)
• Good for those who have been given a virtuous woman (4 voices, 2vl, 2vle, fg, org)

In Mügeln (cantory archive)

• You hear the desires of the poor, Lord (4 singing voices, vl, 2vle, bc) [authorship not guaranteed]

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Christian Liebe (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project