Johann Balthasar Kehl
Johann Balthasar Kehl (born August 24, 1725 in Coburg ; † April 7, 1778 in Bayreuth ) was a German composer , cellist and organist.
Life
Johann Balthasar Kehl attended the council school in Coburg, he received his training mainly from 1742 with the Bayreuth court conductor Johann Pfeiffer . In 1740 he joined the court as a cellist and chamber musician. After the death of Margravine Wilhelmine in 1758, Kehl devoted himself mainly to church music. In 1760 he became the city organist in the Neustadt church in Erlangen . In the years 1759 to 1764 four books were published with chorale arrangements based on the model of Protestant chorales, in which Kehl used baroque style elements. Kehl was a university organist in Erlangen , and his duties included organ lessons for theology students. In 1769 he was appointed court organist and in 1774 Kehl was given the post of Bayreuth city cantor, which he held until his death in 1778.
Works (selection)
- Concerto a harpsichord concertato in C major, with strings, 2 horns, timpani and bc
- Concerto a flauto concertato.
- 4 harpsichord sonatas (in Œuvres melées (Nuremberg, 1764 and 1765).)
- Sonata a harpsichord con violino.
- Prelude to “Lord God, we all praise you”. (Psalm 134 / Lb 150/250/472)
- Rejoice very much, O my soul. (Psalm 42)
- Prelude to a hymn of praise and thanks.
- Now, dear Christians, rejoice. (Lb 279)
- The glorious day has appeared. (Lb 200/209)
- It is salvation that we come here. (Lb 344)
- Funeral cantata on the death of Margrave Friedrich (Erlangen, 1763)
- A complete church year cantatas (lost)
- The Pilgrim on Golgotha. Musical drama by Justus Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae ( digitized version )
- The shepherds at the manger in Bethlehem. Oratorio by Karl Wilhelm Ramler
- Collection of varying chorales. 1-4. (Nuremberg, 1764)
Web links
- Works by Johann Balthasar Kehl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Balthasar Kehl in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Balthasar Kehl in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://stadtarchiv-erlangen.iserver-online2.de/sehen.FAU?sid=20DF74814&dm=1&ind=1&ipos=Kehl,+Johann+Balthasar. Retrieved November 14, 2018 .
- ^ Franz Krautwurst : Johann Balthasar Kehl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 394 f. ( Digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kehl, Johann Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and organist of the pre-classical period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1725 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1778 |
| Place of death | Bayreuth |