Elias Bronnemüller

Elias Bronnemüller (also Brunnemüller, Brunnenmüller, Bronmüller, Bronnemöller, Brunnemöller, * in the 17th century , † after 1712) was a North German composer .

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Little is known about Bronnemüller's résumé. Johann Mattheson referred to him as one of his teachers who is said to have taught him around 1690. Mattheson also mentioned that Bronnemüller was a student of Corelli , Alessandro Scarlatti and Lonati . In 1703 Bronnemüller visited Arnhem , where he got a job, but a short time later he stayed in The Hague and then in Amsterdam, where he settled. There he received the privilege of publishing his own works on June 21, 1709. Bronnemüller published three collections of instrumental music in Amsterdam and Leeuwarden between 1709 and 1712 .

His works are in the Italian style of the time and correspond to the north German taste. The sonatas follow the style of the church sonata with the sequence of movements slow-fast-slow-fast, occasionally they contain a dance movement. The harpsichord suites do not follow a standard model, they begin with a toccatina , followed by several dance movements.

Works (printed)

• 6 sonatas for 2 violins, viola and bc (organ) (Amsterdam, 1709)
• Fasciculus musicus (Leeuwarden, 1711): 3 harpsichord suites; 1 sonata for oboe and bc, 1 sonata for recorders and bc, 1 sonata for violin and bc, 3 arietas for violin and bc, oboe ad libitum
• 6 sonatas for oboe, violin or flute and bc (Amsterdam, 1712)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rudolf A. Rasch: Bronnemüller [Bronmuller, Brunnemüller, fountains Müller etc.], Elias. In: Grove Music Online. Retrieved April 23, 2020 (English).