Jacob Wilhelm Lustig

Jacob Wilhelm Lustig (autobiographical pseudonym Conrad Wohlgemuth ; born September 21, 1706 in Hamburg ; buried May 17, 1796 in Groningen ) was a Dutch composer , organist and music theorist of German origin.

Title page of Lustig's Inleiding tot de muzykkunde (1751)

Life

Lustig's father, also named Jacob Wilhelm, was a pupil of Johann Adam Reincken and was an organist and church clerk at the old and new St. Michaelis Church . At the age of eleven, Jacob Wilhelm was already replacing his ailing father on the organ. After his death in 1723 he got a job as organist at the branch church. Lustig studied music theory and composition with Johann Mattheson , practical subjects with Georg Philipp Telemann and organ with Adolf Karl Kunzen . He was friends with the organ manufacturer Albertus Antonius Hinsz .

Since Lustig was unable to find a suitable job in Hamburg, he applied for the vacant position as organist at the Martinikerk in Groningen . On July 22nd, 1728 it was handed over to him on excellent terms, after initially choosing L. Kühl. In Groningen he had an organ built by Arp Schnitger from 1692. In 1734 he went on a long study trip to England with financial support from the city council. In 1736 he married Alijne Reckers and obtained citizenship in 1743. Although he stated in his autobiographical sketch that he was completely satisfied with his post and remained in office until his death, Lustig applied for the position of organist at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague in 1741 . In 1772 he met Charles Burney and in 1786 Georg Joseph Vogler , who played the organ during his visit to Groningen. Lustig enjoyed a high reputation as an organist and teacher.

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Of Lustig's numerous compositions, only six harpsichord sonatas as well as ten secular and 20 sacred songs for voice and figured bass have survived.

Lustig's music-theoretical writings were widely used in the Netherlands. Starting from Mattheson's texts, he systematically dealt with music theory in them. He also translated numerous works by theorists such as Johann Joachim Quantz , Andreas Werckmeister and others into Dutch.

literature

• Arend Koole, Paul van Reijen: Funny, Jacob Wilhelm. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . 2nd ed. Edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2
• Eduard Reeser (translator Ursula Aarburg): Lustig, Jacob Wilhelm. In: Music in the past and present . 1st ed. By Friedrich Blume. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1949–1986
• Roland Biener (Eduard Reeser): Funny, Jacob Wilhelm. In: Music in the past and present . Second, revised edition. Edited by Ludwig Finscher, personal section. Vol. 11: Kassel: Bärenreiter - Stuttgart: Metzler, 2004, Sp. 635f.

Web links

• Works by and about Jacob Wilhelm Lustig in the catalog of the German National Library