Johann Adam (composer)
Johann Adam , also Jean Adam , (born September 14, 1704 in Dresden ; † November 13, 1779 there ) was a German violist and composer of the Baroque era .
Life
From 1733 to 1736 he worked as a hunting piper at the Dresden court. He later worked as a violist at the Dresden court orchestra . From around 1740 Adam also worked as a ballet composer for the court opera and as a composer for the French theater at the court.
Works
The list of his traditional works follows the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales .
- Oboe Concerto in B flat major RISM ID: 240000989
- Oboe Concerto in G major (also attributed to Andrea Bernasconi as a Flute Concerto) RISM ID: 453001927
- Flute Concerto in D major RISM ID: 200017564
- Flute Concerto in G major (previously attributed to Johann Joachim Quantz as QV5: Anh. 22) RISM ID: 452001996 , RISM ID: 210017563
- Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F major RISM ID: 452001997
- Concerto for 2 flutes in G major (also attributed to Franz Joseph Götzel ) RISM ID: 469256300
- Concerto for 2 flutes in C major RISM ID: 469256400
- Sinfonia in C major for strings and bc RISM ID: 469255200
- Sinfonia in G major for strings (without violas) and Bc RISM ID: 190009387
- Sinfonia in F major for strings and bc (also attributed to Giovanni Battista Sammartini as JenS D36) RISM ID: 190009385 RISM ID: 1001057046 ; also in a version for strings, 2 flutes, 2 horns, 2 bassoons and Bc RISM ID: 190009386 RISM ID: 280001665
- Jagd Sinfonia in D major for strings, 2 horns and Bc RISM ID: 469229700
- Sinfonia in D major for strings, 2 horns, bassoon and Bc RISM ID: 469230400
- Partita in B flat major for strings (without violas), 2 oboes and Bc RISM ID: 469231000
- Partita in E flat major for strings, 2 oboes and Bc RISM ID: 469231100
- Sonata for 2 flutes in G major RISM ID: 840000045
- Spiritual cantata How lovely are your apartments (made 1735 or earlier) RISM ID: 230001375
- Recueil d'airs à danser execute's sur le Théâtre du Roi à Dresde accommode's pour le clavecin (printed by Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf, Leipzig 1756) RISM ID: 00000990000224
- Polonaise torch dance in D major for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins and Bc RISM ID: 452001994
- Ballet music La Tempête in D minor (only flute parts survived) RISM ID: 840000044
- La Pastorale in G major (presumably, also attributed to Johann Andreas Adam) RISM ID: 1001003543
- L 'Engageante in D major (presumably, also attributed to Johann Andreas Adam) RISM ID: 1001003554
- La Grave in E flat major (presumably, also attributed to Johann Andreas Adam) RISM ID: 1001003563
literature
- Adam, Johann . In: Alfred Einstein (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 10th edition. Max Hesses Verlag, Berlin 1922, p. 6 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Robert Eitner: Biographical-Bibliographical Sources-Lexicon of Musicians and Music Scholars of the Christian Era up to the Middle of the 19th Century Volume 1 . Leipzig 1900, p. 38 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Adam, Johann . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 7 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Adam, Johann . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: A – K , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 4 .
- Ortrun Landmann : Source studies on the Intermezzo comico per musica and its history in Dresden. Phil. Dissertation, Rostock 1972, OCLC 70154531 .
- Ortrun Landmann: Adam, Johann. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X , Sp. 127–129 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- Ortrun Landmann: Adam, Johann. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Hermann Mendel: Musical Conversations Lexicon. An encyclopedia of the entire musical sciences. For educated people of all classes . tape 1 . Heimann, Berlin 1870, p. 33 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Adam in the International Music Score Library Project
- Authority data entry for Johann Adam in the RISM -OPAC
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann: Kurzgefasstes Tonkünstler-Lexikon. For musicians and friends of music. Part 1. 15th edition = unchanged reprint of the 1936 edition. Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven 1983, ISBN 3-7959-0083-2 , p. 3 (see also: MusicSack , accessed on February 27, 2019).
- ↑ Andreas Schreiber: From the Electoral Cantorey to the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden. A biographical directory of members 1548–2003. Schreiber, o. O. [Possendorf] 2003, OCLC 76659173 , p. 5.
- ↑ Ortrun Landmann: Adam, Johann. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X , Sp. 127–129 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- ↑ a b c d Ortrun Landmann: Adam, Johann. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- ↑ Directory of names of the Saxon Staatskapelle Dresden: own names, names of administrators, musical directors and former members from 1548 to 2013, in systematic-chronological order. Presented by Ortrun Landmann 2013, updated and corrected annually since then (as of August 2017) , p. 18 (PDF; 234 KB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adam, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adam, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violist and baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1779 |
| Place of death | Dresden |