Ernst Eichner

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Ernst Dietrich Adolph Eichner (born February 15, 1740 in Arolsen , † 1777 in Potsdam ) was a German composer .

Life

Ernst Eichner grew up in a family of court musicians. His father, Johann Andreas Eichner (1694–1768) gave him his first lessons on the bassoon and the piano. He could have received violin lessons from Arols court musicians, the concertmaster Leonhard Polon (around 1690–1754) or Bernhard Hupfeld . He received lessons in counterpoint and composition from the court choirmaster Johann Joachim Rothe (around 1685–1754). On the bassoon , he achieved virtuoso skills that earned him an excellent reputation in this regard. Later he entered the service of Duke Christian IV of Pfalz-Zweibrücken as a violinist. In 1768 he became concertmaster of the Zweibrück court orchestra.

He was highly valued by his contemporaries and achieved international renown during his lifetime both as a composer and as a bassoonist and concertmaster. Eichner died early and was quickly forgotten. He is known to musicologists from the Mannheim school environment . With 31 symphonies and 20 concerts, these are the main focus of his work, but he also created chamber music, including six flute quartets op. 4. In 1772 the opus appeared almost simultaneously in Paris , London and Amsterdam . Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart praised Eichner's works in 1784 for their lovely grace and “melting sweetness”. Even Charles Burney reported in 1772 in detail in his diary a musical journey through Eichner qualities as Bassonist and composer. A daughter of Eichner, Adelheid Maria Eichner (* 1762 in Mannheim , † April 5, 1787 in Potsdam ) was a singer and composer.

His Harp Concerto in D major, Op. 9, with the movements Allegro, Andante and Tempo di minoetto is still performed today.

Awards

  • 1772: Second prize in a symphony competition of the “Foire Saint-Germain” in Paris, after Christian Cannabich .

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Burney: Diary of a Musical Journey . Additions (1770–1772) .
  2. Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Supplementary volume. Francke, Bern 1991.