Georg Bernhard Leopold Zeller
Georg Bernhard Leopold Zeller (born December 26, 1728 in Dessau , † April 18, 1803 in Neustrelitz ) was a German violinist, conductor and composer.
Life
Little is known about Georg Zeller's origins. He received his musical training in Berlin and was in the service of Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt . From 1754 he was a violinist in the chapel of Prince Heinrich of Prussia in Rheinsberg Castle .
In 1762 he came to the ducal court of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz, where he worked as first violinist and court conductor until the end of his life.
He acquired works by Georg Friedrich Händel , Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and several new instruments for the court concerts . In 1790 he performed Mozart's Don Giovanni .
Works
Zeller composed numerous works for courtly occasions. He wrote twelve symphonies, violin concertos, sonatas and church music. There are also three mourning cantatas for the funeral of the Dowager Duchess Dorothea Sophie in 1765 and cantatas for the birthday of Duke Adolf Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
On church occasions he wrote compositions for the inauguration of the new organ in the Jerusalem Church in Berlin, for the inauguration of the church in Stargard in 1770 and in 1778 for the inauguration of the city church in Neustrelitz.
The following dramatic works have been preserved:
- Polyxenia. Singspiel 1781
- The honest robber. A play with singing. Neubrandenburg: Korb 1785 ( digitized )
- The festival of Germania. Prelude with singing and dancing to celebrate the high side dish of the Highest Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Therese Mathilde Amalia, with the Hereditary Prince of Thurn und Taxis Karl Alexander Highness. 1789
- The temple of friendship. A prelude with song and dance to celebrate the happy arrival ... of Princess Ulrike Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 1795
- Come back for the most beautiful celebration. Recitative and aria 1800
literature
- Zeller, Georg Wilhelm Leopold , in: Deutsches Theater-Lexikon Vol. 7: Wolbring – Zysset, Berlin: de Gruyter 2012 ISBN 978-3-11-026901-7 , p. 3736
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 11145 .
Web links
- Works by and about Georg Bernhard Leopold Zeller in the German Digital Library
- Literature about Georg Bernhard Leopold Zeller in the state bibliography MV
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeller, Georg Bernhard Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1803 |
| Place of death | Neustrelitz |