Friedrich Franz Hurka

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Friedrich Franz Hurka , actually František Václav Hůrka (born February 19, 1762 in Merklin , Bohemia , † December 10, 1805 in Berlin ) was a Bohemian opera singer (tenor), conductor and composer. He was considered one of the most important tenors of his time.

Life

He began his musical career as an alto at the Prague Kreuzherrenkirche , then moved to Leipzig. In 1788 he became a chamber singer in the court orchestra of Margrave Friedrich Heinrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt in Schwedt , then in Dresden and, from 1789, for an annual salary of 1,000 thalers, royal singer at the Berlin court stage. From 1791 to 1802 he was also a member of the Singakademie . In addition, he created a number of compositions that were close to Romanticism, but only partially preserved. The contemporary music critic Ernst Ludwig Gerber described him as "the greatest singers in the full meaning of the word" and in particular introduced the "broad scope of his beautiful voice" and the "read anything at sight skill, and in general in carrying out the highest difficulty" out .

Hurka was admitted to the Freemason Lodge Friedrich Wilhelm for crowned justice in Berlin in 1794 .

Works

  • Joke and Seriousness , 12 songs
  • The colors , 7 songs
  • 15 German songs
  • The gravedigger , song
  • The shipping , song
  • The tenant's return from Yorkshire
  • The bell , choral work after Schiller
  • The three roses , choral work
  • Te Deum

Are missing:

  • A divertimento
  • 6 Striech divertimenti

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SURNAME Hurka, Friedrich Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hůrka, František Václav (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian opera singer (tenor), conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Merklin , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1805
Place of death Berlin