Franciscus de Rivulo

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Franciscus de Rivulo († 1564 in Danzig ) was a German composer , conductor and church musician .

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The date and place of birth of Franciscus de Rivulo have so far remained unknown. According to relevant music historians, there is evidence that he comes from the Netherlands. Little is known about his life. In the documents of St. Mary's Church in Gdansk from 1560 he is called Kantter , and three years later he is called "first conductor of the city council chapel". Together with de Rivulo, this position was converted into a position as a conductor, independent of the school service. In addition, he is called "Cantor Gedani" in a manuscript from 1562/63. It was also his job to set the music box melodies on the tower of the Gdańsk City Hall. In the position of Kapellmeister he worked until his death in 1564.

meaning

The oldest examples of vocal polyphony in Danzig are in a manuscript (PL-GD 4003) that Franciscus de Rivulo may have created himself. This collection mainly contains French chansons , bicinias , madrigals and German songs. The Latin contained herein motets show Rivulo as a master of counterpoint durchimitierten style. His eight-part motet “Descendit Angelus Domini” is composed according to the principle of Venetian polychoralism . This type of composition was particularly cultivated at the St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk well into the 17th century, including among Rivulo's successors in office. Rivulo's works were widely distributed through the anthology "Thesaurus Musicus", which appeared in print in 1564.

Works (all vocal music)

  • "Nuptiae factae sunt", "Deficiente vino" (1562/63)
  • "Gloria tibi trinitas" with eight voices and "Descendit Angelus Domini" with eight voices (Thesaurus Musicus Volume 1, Nuremberg 1564, = Répertoire international des sources musicales 1564.1)
  • "Ego sum panis vivus", "Et panis quem ego dabo", "Sic Deus dilexit mundum", "Venite ad me omnes" and "Vias tuas Domine", all with six voices (Thesaurus Musicus Volume 3, Nuremberg 1564, = repertoire international des sources musicales 1564.3)
  • "Dum complerentur dies" to five voices (Thesaurus Musicus Volume 4, Nuremberg 1564, = Répertoire international des sources musicales 1564.4)
  • "Vias tuas Domine" with four voices, "Sancta Trinitas" with four voices (Thesaurus Musicus Volume 5, Nuremberg 1564, = Répertoire international des sources musicales 1564.4)
  • "Descendit Angelus Domini" with eight voices (published 1575)
  • 17 other compositions in handwritten collections
  • Two more pieces of different kinds

Literature (selection)

  • H. Rauschning: History of music and music care in Danzig , Danzig 1931 (= sources and representations on the history of West Prussia No. 15)
  • W. Steude: Investigation of Central German Music Care in the 16th Century , Leipzig 1978
  • TM Krukowski: The Protestant Hymn in Poland in the 16th Century , Bern 1988
  • R. Szyszko: Twórczość Franciszka de Rivulo zachowana w XVI-wiecznych rękopisach gdańskich (The work of Franciscus de Rivulo handed down in Gdansk manuscripts of the 16th century), in: Muzyka w Gdańku wczoraj i dziś, 1988, pages 25–38
  • D. Popinigis: Form types of the secular Renaissance polyphony of the Danzig Kapellmeister (Rivulo, Zangius, Hakenberger) , in: Musica Baltica: Interregional music-cultural relations in the Baltic Sea region, St. Augustin 1996, pages 159-167
  • A. Januszajtis: Contributions to the musical history of Danzig. In: Musica Baltica: Interregional Music-Cultural Relationships in the Baltic Sea Region . St. Augustin 1996, pp. 315-319
  • F. Kessler: The development of music in Danzig from the 16th to the middle of the 18th century , in: German Music in East and Southeastern Europe, Cologne 1997, page 113-118

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  1. ↑ The music in past and present (MGG), person part volume 14, Bärenreiter and Metzler, Kassel and Basel 2005, ISBN 3-7618-1134-9
predecessor Office successor
Kapellmeister of the Marienkirche in Gdansk
1560–1564 		Anselm Dulcet
personal data
SURNAME Rivulo, Franciscus de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, church musician and bandmaster of the Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1564
Place of death Danzig