Celestine Hochbrucker
Coelestin Hochbrucker, OSB (born January 10, 1727 in Tagmersheim (near Donauwörth), † 1809 in Freising ) was a German organist , harpist and composer . He was the nephew, his father the brother of the harp maker Jacob Hochbrucker .
Hochbrucker initially enjoyed a wide range of training (German, Latin, music) at home and then studied in Neuburg an der Donau and Freising . In Freising he became a composition student of Placidus von Camerloher . He entered the Weihenstephan Benedictine monastery in 1747 . In 1752 he was ordained there. His biblical oratorio The Jews in the Captivity of Manassa was premiered in Freising in 1774 . Hochbrucker was considered a very good organist and harpist. Apparently his compositions have not survived.
literature
- Hochbrucker (Hochbrugger), German family of harp builders and harpists - 3) Coelestin, OSB. In: Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik Lexikon , supplementary volume person part A – K. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 535.
- Hochbrucker (family) , there Celestine Hochbrucker. In: Music in the past and present . Unabridged electronic edition of the first edition (1949–1986). Digital library, volume 60. Directmedia, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89853-460-X .
Web links
- Hochbrucker, Celestine. In: Baierisches Musik-Lexikon , Munich 1811.
Remarks
- ↑ The Baierische Musik-Lexikon , 1811, gives a different year of death of 1803.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hochbrucker, Celestine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, harpist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tagmersheim (near Donauwörth) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1809 |
| Place of death | Freising |