Christoph Nichelmann
Christoph Nichelmann (born August 13, 1717 in Treuenbrietzen , † July 20, 1762 in Berlin ) was a German composer .
Life
On the advice of a relative, Nichelmann entered the St. Thomas School in Leipzig in 1730 , where he was accepted by Johann Sebastian Bach "although as a foreigner", where he learned composition and from his son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach to play the piano. Because of his interest in opera, he went to Hamburg in 1733 to get to know theatrical music as well as the French and Italian styles. Nichelmann was a student of Reinhard Keizer , Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Mattheson . At times he worked as a private musician and secretary for noble families.
In 1739 Nichelmann moved to Berlin, where he continued his studies with Johann Joachim Quantz and Carl Heinrich Graun . In 1742 he first decided to travel to England and France, but then went to Hamburg two years later. An offer from Friedrich II brought him back to Berlin, where he became second harpsichordist in the royal orchestra in 1744 and had to accompany the king while playing the flute. He kept this position until 1756. From then on he had to subsist on private lessons. Nichelmann's final years were made more difficult by the Seven Years' War .
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Nichelmann's traditional compositions fall into the period from 1737 to 1759 and thus into a period of changing musical styles. Best known are his three-movement (fast – slow – fast), polyphonic piano concertos. He also wrote 18 instrumental concertos, an overture, three symphonies, vocal works and other piano pieces. The 22 songs are early examples of the Berlin Liederschule . Nichelmann's serenade Il sogno di Scipione achieved a certain degree of popularity in the 18th century.
Nichelmann's widely acclaimed treatise on The Melody, Both Its Essence and its Properties (1755) was criticized by a theorist under the pseudonym Caspar Dünkelfeind (possibly Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ).
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 163 .
- Michael Harald Krebs: Thematic-systematic directory of works by Christoph Nichelmann. Nichelmann Works Directory (NWV). Diss., Potsdam 2002
- Thomas-M. Langner: Nichelmann, Christoph. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 9 (Mel - Onslow). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1961, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 1441–1443 (= Digital Library Volume 60, pp. 54607–54612)
- Douglas A. Lee: Nichelmann, Christoph. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . 2nd ed. Edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2
- Hans Michael Schletterer: Nichelmann, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, pp. 570-572.
- Tobias Schwinger: Nichelmann, Christoph. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 12 (Mercadante - Paix). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7618-1122-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Notes and audio files by Christoph Nichelmann in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Christoph Nichelmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://www.christoph-nichelmann.de/ Nichelmann database
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- ^ Historical-critical contributions to the recording of the music . Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
- ↑ See Christoph Nichelmann, Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra , Ed .: Carl Bittner, Nagels Musik-Archiv No. 145, Nagels Verlag Celle 1938, foreword by Carl Bittner
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nichelmann, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Treuenbrietzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1762 |
| Place of death | Berlin |