Dolphin Strungk
Delphin Strungk ( also: Strunck; * 1601 probably in Braunschweig ; buried October 12, 1694 there ) was an organist and composer of the North German organ school .
life and work
Nothing is known about Strungk's early years. In 1631, he can be traced back to Melchior Schildt's successor as organist at the Marienkirche in Wolfenbüttel . In 1634 he became court organist in Celle . In 1637 he took over the position of organist at St. Martini in Braunschweig, but was only employed two years later. He was probably also active elsewhere, as he performed a musical comedy in the town hall. According to Johann Gottfried Walther's Musical Lexicon , he gradually took over five of the city's organs, which he had his children and students occupy. In 1649 Strungk became organist at St. Petri , in 1667 at St. Magni .
Strungk was a famous organist in the Braunschweig area. According to Walther, he "tractiret the organ so well that it attracted ... many scholars from foreign countries" .
Strungk was friends with Heinrich Schütz . Delphin Strungk's son, Nicolaus Adam , also became a musician.
Like Heinrich Scheidemann , Strungk often used coloratura in his organ works , often alternating ornate parts with sober ones. He also composed songs.
literature
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 8th to 18th centuries , page 683, Braunschweig 2006
- Max Seiffert : Dolphin Strunck . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 665-667.
Web links
- Works by and about Delphin Strungk in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strungk, dolphin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strunck, dolphin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North German organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1601 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried October 12, 1694 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |