Ernst Christian Hesse

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Ernst Christian Hesse (born April 14, 1676 in Großengottern ; † May 16, 1762 in Darmstadt ) was a conductor , composer and an important gambist .

Life

As a clerk in 1693 he entered the service of Landgrave Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt, who was particularly fond of him. This enabled him not only to complete a law degree, but he also sent him to Paris, where he was trained on this instrument by Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray , the two most famous viol players in Europe. In 1702 Hesse was appointed "secretary of war and French, also other foreign affairs" at the Darmstadt court . From 1707 to 1714 Hesse was director of the Darmstädter Hofkapelle, where he was not only responsible for opera performances but also for recruiting musical staff and purchasing instruments. A number of viol pieces and an opera have been preserved from his works.

Family and offspring

Ernst Christian Hesse came from a free family in Großengottern. His parents, the Saxon guardianship council and church builder Johannes Hesse (1651–1694) and Magdalena Dorothea born from a pastor's family. Kirst (1654–1695), died quite early. Ernst Christian Hesse was married three times.

His first marriage was in 1696 with Katharina Magdalena Merck (July 30, 1680 - April 29, 1698), daughter of the Darmstadt court pharmacist Georg Friedrich Merck. The first marriage was childless.

His second wife was Anna Katharina Merck in 1703 (April 14, 1683 - April 10, 1713). She was the half sister of his first wife. Second marriage children:

  • Georg Friedrich Hesse (* / † 1704)
  • Georg Friedrich Hesse (1705–1707)
  • Anna Elisabeth Hesse (1707–1766) ⚭ 1726 Georg Friedrich Anton Schneider (1697–1736)
  • Georg Ludwig Hesse (1709–1729)
  • Franz Ernst Hesse (* / † 1711)
  • Marie Hedwig Hesse (1712–1780) ⚭ 1736 Heinrich Bernhard Jungk

His third wife was the opera singer Johanna Elisabeth Döbricht (September 16, 1692 - February 23, 1786) in 1713. Third marriage children:

  • Ludwig Ernst Hesse (1714–1772) ⚭ 1742 Eleonore Dorothea Arnold (1718–1766)
  • Johann Wilhelm Hesse (1715–1807) ⚭ 1743 Christiane Eleonore Elwert (1725–1792)
  • Ludwig Christian Hesse (1716–1772)
  • Charlotte Friederike Hesse (1717–1800) ⚭ 1738 Philipp Wohlrath Klippstein (1711–1773)
  • Justus Philipp Hesse (* / † 1720)
  • Christina Elisabeth Hesse (1721–1724)
  • Simon Heinrich Hesse (1722–1756) ⚭ Eva Elisabeth Schneider
  • Conrad Friedrich Hesse (1724–1787) ⚭ 1749 Anna Katharina Merck (1731–1798)
  • Franz Ernst Hesse (1726–1730)
  • Andreas Peter Hesse (1728–1803) ⚭ 1761 Friederike Katharina Flachsland (1744–1801)
  • Magdalena Elisabeth Hesse (1730–1734)
  • Christiana Elisabeth Hesse (1731–1759)

His descendants include Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse , the brothers Friedrich , Wilhelm , Paul , Ernst and Ferdinand Trendelenburg , Ernst Fabricius , Hans Speidel , Friedrich von Wachter , Friedrich Wilhelm Euler , the brothers Johann and Andreas Schleiermacher , Ernst von Klipstein , Ernst Rulo Welcker (1904–1971), Heinrich Matthes (1903–1963) and Egbert Hayessen .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hesse, Ernst Christian. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
personal data
SURNAME Hesse, Ernst Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gambist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1676
PLACE OF BIRTH Great Gods
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1762
Place of death Darmstadt