Johann Adam Birkenstock
Johann Adam Birkenstock (born February 1, 1687 in Alsfeld , Hesse , † February 26, 1733 in Eisenach ) was a German violinist and composer .
Life
Johann Adam Birkenstock's parents moved from Alsfeld to Kassel; there he received his first musical training from Ruggiero Fedeli (1655-1722). In 1706, Duke Karl noticed his talent. He sent Birkenstock for a year for further training with Jean-Baptiste Volumier (1670–1728), a French violinist in the royal chapel in Dresden . He then received violin lessons from Carlo Fiorelli in Bayreuth and from François Duval (1672–1728) in Paris , one of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy . In 1709 he got a job in the Kassel court orchestra and in 1721 became its solo violinist. In the following years he toured Germany, France and the Netherlands. In 1722 his first works were published by Le Cène in Amsterdam . After the death of the Duke of Kassel in 1730, he became court music director of the Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach , and died only three years later.
Works
- Op. 1: 12 Sonata a Violino solo e cello ò continuo (Amsterdam, 1722)
- 6 trio sonatas for 2 violins and basso continuo (London approx. 1725) (lost?)
- Sinfonia in D, for 2 violins, viola, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 hunting horns and basso continuo
- Johann Georg Walther announces in his Musicalischen Lexicon ..., Dresden 1732, 12 Concerti a 6 Birkenstocks, which so far could not be found.
literature
- Heinz Becker: Birckenstock, Johann Adam. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 253 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Adam Birkenstock in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Johann Adam Birkenstock in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Julie Anne Sadie (ed.): Companion to Baroque music . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998. ISBN 0-19-816704-0 . P. 215.
- ^ Pippa Drummond: Birkenstock, Johann Adam. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birkenstock, Johann Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Birckenstock, Johann Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1687 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alsfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1733 |
| Place of death | Eisenach |