Daniel Friderici

Daniel Friderici (* 1584 in Kleineichstädt ; † September 23, 1638 in Rostock ) was a German cantor , conductor and composer.

life and work

Friderici came from a poor background and had to earn his living as a caroled singer and choirboy at a young age . He was trained by Valentin Haussmann and Friedrich Weißensee . In 1612 he enrolled at the University of Rostock , but two years later he was appointed cantor by Count Anton Günther in Oldenburg and in 1618 moved to the same position at the Marienkirche in Rostock . After he had finished his training there, he was appointed Kapellmeister of all Rostock churches. He worked there until he died of the plague in 1638 .

He created quite a lot of secular and sacred polyphonic vocal music of high quality, which was widely used during his lifetime and afterwards. With the Musica figuralis Friderici wrote an extensive practical singing lesson. In 1625 he published an expanded new edition of the Piae cantiones .

Works

Spiritual works

• Sertum Musicale primum or Erstes Musicalisches Kräntzlein. 3 volumes, 1614
• Sertum musicale alterum or other musicals Kräntzlein. 4 volumes, 1619
• Psalmus Regii Prophetae Davidis. 1622
• Bicinia sacra. 1623
• Viridarium Musicum Sacrum. 1625
• Blessed grave and heavenly ladder of seven columns. 1628
• Deliciae iuveniles. 2 parts, 1630

Secular works

• Servia musicalis great. 1614
• Servia musicalis altera. 1617
• Newes really funny and short quodlibet. 1622, 2nd edition as Newe Avisen 1635
• Amores musicales or newe gantz funny and graceful worldly. Little song. 1624
• Honores musicales or newe gantz funny honor songs. 1624
• Amuletum musicum contra melancholiam. 1627
• Hilarodicon that is: Gantz-like and very funny new vinettes or little wine songs. 1632
• Amores musicales or newe gantz funny Amorosische songs. 1633.

Fonts

• Musica Figuralis, Or Newe Clear Correct / and Vorstlichen instruction / The SingeKunst. Hallervordt; Fueß, Rostock 1619. ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )

literature

Modern editions

• Florian Grampp (Hrsg.): German singing tracts of the 17th century. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1754-1 . (Facsimile of Fridericis Musica figuralis together with Johann Andreas Herbst : Musica Moderna Prattica and Johann Crüger : Musicae practicae praecepta brevia .)

Secondary literature

• Moritz Fürstenau :  Friderici, Daniel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 384.
• Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht:  Friderici, Daniel. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 437 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Axel May: We “love very deeply ...” Daniel Friderici. Cantor in Oldenburg 1614–1618 (= writings of the Oldenburg State Library No. 61. Ed. By Corinna Roeder). Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2014.
• Martin Ruhnke :  Friderici, Daniel. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 4 (Fede - Singing Pedagogy). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1955, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 937-942
• Andreas Waczkat:  Friderici, Friedrich, Fridrich, Daniel. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 7 (Franco - Gretry). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1117-9 , Sp. 120–122 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Web links

• Literature by and about Daniel Friderici in the catalog of the German National Library
• Publications by and about Daniel Friderici in VD 17 .
• Sheet music in the public domain by Daniel Friderici in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
• Sheet music and audio files by Daniel Friderici in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See the entry of Daniel Friderici's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal