Georg Friedrich Einicke
Georg Friedrich Einicke (born April 16, 1710 in Hohlstedt (Großschwabhausen) , † January 20, 1770 in Nordhausen ) was a German cantor and composer .
Life
Einicke received his first musical training from his father. He attended school for three years in the Donndorf monastery and for another four in Sangerhausen . From 1732 to 1737 he studied in Leipzig , where he became a student of Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Adolph Scheibe . After his father's death in 1737, he succeeded him as cantor in Hohlstedt. In 1746 he was first cantor and music director in Frankenhausen and then in 1757 in Nordhausen .
Most of his compositions have to be considered lost, only in the manuscript collection in the SUB Göttingen are some copies and autographs of cantatas and motets .
Works (selection)
- Christ who is my life (funeral music), 1757
- Great is God, the Lord of the Hosts ( Joyful Thanksgiving and Praise Offering ), 1763
- She comes the tenderly awaited hour (wedding cantata), 1768
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg , Critical Letters on Tonkunst , Berlin 1763, p. 461f.
Web links
- Edited letters from and to Georg Friedrich Einicke in the web service correspSearch of the BBAW
- Website of the Georg Friedrich Einicke Society
- Text print for the cantata "Great is God, the Lord of the Crowds"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Einicke, Georg Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cantor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohlstedt (Großschwabhausen) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1770 |
| Place of death | Nordhausen |