Friedrich Wilhelm Berner
Friedrich Wilhelm Berner (born May 16, 1780 in Breslau ; † May 9, 1827 there ) was a German church musician and hymn composer.
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm Berner was born in Breslau on May 16, 1780 and was the successor to his father Johann Georg Berner, who was the organist at the Elisabethkirche in Breslau.
At the age of nine he was already playing the piano in public and he was an assistant to his father from the age of 13 . He also worked as a music teacher for a seminar . He was also later elected director of the Royal Academic Institute for Church Music.
He died in his homeland on May 9, 1827, after falling ill several times and most recently suffering from a breast ailment.
A well-known student of Berner was Adolf Friedrich Hesse , and his brother Heinrich Ludwig Berner was also a student of his.
Works
- Basic rules of song (1815)
- Theory of chorale interludes (1819)
- Doctrine of musical punctuation (1821)
- Hymn for male voices, the Lord is God
- Peace cantata
- Sacrificial song at the altar of the fatherland
- German heart do not despair
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Berner, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 528.
- Arrey von Dommer: Berner, Friedrich Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 413 f.
Web links
- Portrait of Berner on bach-cantatas.com
- Berner's biography on bach-cantatas.com (English)
- Sheet music and audio files by Friedrich Wilhelm Berner in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berner, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician and hymn composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1827 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |