Gottfried Grünewald
Gottfried Grünewald (baptized October 15, 1673 in Seifhennersdorf ; † December 19 or December 20, 1739 in Darmstadt ) was a German opera singer (bass), harpsichordist and composer .
Life
Nothing is known about his youth and education. From 1703 he was a singer (bassist) and composer at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg , but still sang Michaelis in 1704 at the world premiere of his opera Germanicus in Leipzig.
From the beginning of 1709 he worked as vice conductor at the court of Johann Georgs von Sachsen-Weißenfels , where he married the daughter of Johann Philipp Kriegers . From 1711 he was Vice Kapellmeister at the court in Darmstadt, representing Christoph Graupner . Some journeys as a Pantaleon virtuoso around 1717 are documented. He worked at court until his death.
Of his works, only seven partitas for harpsichord have survived, written in the style customary for the time. Everything else is lost, possibly on the orders of the composer who, following Graupner's insofar, could have ordered the destruction of his works after his death.
literature
- Wilibald Nagel : Gottfried Grünewald. In: Anthologies of the International Music Society , 12th year, volume 1. (Oct. – Dec., 1910), pp. 99–107. ( Digitized version )
Web links
- Gottfried Grünewald at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grünewald, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass), harpsichordist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized October 15, 1673 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seifhennersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1739 or December 20, 1739 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |