Johann Christoph Faber
Johann Christoph Faber (* 6. April 1669 ; † 16th October 1744 ) was a German composer of the baroque , organist and organ builder .
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Johann Christoph Faber was the son of the organist, organ builder and teacher in Weißenburg , Johann Georg Faber (* around 1640; † 1716). His sphere of activity extended beyond the city of Weißenburg, where he also worked as an organist after the death of his father. He was also known in Crailsheim as an organist and supported the important organ builder Johann Georg Allgeyer in building the new organ in the Johanneskirche (Crailsheim) . This resulted in a long-term acquaintance between Faber and Allgeyer, who in turn later received an order for the renovation of the organ in the town church in Weißenburg.
Johann Christoph Faber also composed for the Princely House of Oettingen-Oettingen.
It is believed that his composition LUDOVICUS was written for a festivity in August 1729 - in honor of Ludwig Rudolf von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel , who was married to Christine Luise von Oettingen-Oettingen , so that there was a family relationship between the royal houses.
Works
Some of his compositions are still preserved:
- Suite in G major for 2 violins and violoncello (or viola ) - or orchestrated for 3 violins
- Concert "LUDOVICUS" in C major for trumpet and piano / harpsichord - or orchestrated for trumpet, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo
- Partita in F major for 3 recorders
- Partita in C major for 3 recorders (or 2 violins and viola)
- Partita for recorders with 2 soprano and 1 alto (or tenor) flute
- Partita for 3 guitars
- Farewell music for Count Oettingen-Oettingen
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Christoph Faber in the catalog of the German National Library
- Johann Christoph Faber in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Johann Christoph Faber at Discogs (English)
- Johann Christoph Faber in The Allgeyer Family Organ Builders , page 76
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Christoph Faber in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- ↑ SWB online catalog - results / titledata. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Michael Märker: Faber, Johann Christoph. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 6 (Eames - Franco). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1116-0 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- ↑ Ruth Tatlow, Ruth Mary Tatlow: Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet . Cambridge University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-521-36191-5 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 28, 2018]).
- ^ Johann Trummer: Bach in focus - messages to performance practice: Symposion, Graz 1999: report . ConBrio, 2001, ISBN 3-932581-33-4 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 28, 2018]).
- ↑ Christine Louise von Oettingen-Oettingen in the German Biography , accessed on December 28, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faber, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Baroque composer, organist and organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1669 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1744 |