Johann Friedrich Daube
Johann Friedrich Daube , also called Taube or Latinized Columba , (* around 1730 in Hesse, probably in the area of Hersfeld and Marburg ; † September 19, 1797 in Vienna ), was a German composer , music theorist and lutenist of the pre-classical period.
Life
At a young age, Johann Friedrich Daube worked as a theorbist at the court of Friedrich II in Berlin, where he was in constant contact with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . In 1744 he was appointed to the Stuttgart court orchestra as a cammer theorbist and flautist . In 1770 he moved to Vienna via Augsburg , where he died in 1797. Daube described himself as a councilor and first secretary of the kaiserl. Franciscan Academy of the Arts and Sciences .
Daube's compositions show him as a musician rooted in tradition, who in his tonal language represents a link between high baroque , sensitivity and pre-classical music .
His writings, which have received little attention to this day, are of great value for understanding music theory , which was changing at this turn of the ages , not only with regard to the perspective of harmony and instrumentation documented in them ; also the idea of a motivic analysis , which was new for the music of this time and which was applied as a motivic-thematic work at the same time in the compositional work of Joseph Haydn and which was to be of great importance for the further development of music history, is perhaps here for the first time in this form discussed by Daube.
Works
Compositions
Various chamber music compositions, including
- 3 trio sonatas for 2 flutes and bc
- 4 sonatas for lute
Music theory publications
- Continuous bass in three chords, based on the rules of the old and new authors. Leipzig 1756.
- The musical dilettante. Vienna 1773.
- Instructions for inventing the melody and its continuation. Vienna 1798.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Daube, Johann Friedrich . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 3rd part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, p. 167 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Arrey von Dommer: Daube, Johann Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 768 f.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Friedrich Daube in the International Music Score Library Project
- Daube, Johann Friedrich Entry in the Austrian Music Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daube, Johann Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taube, Johann Friedrich; Columba (Latinized) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, music theorist and lutenist of the pre-classical period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hesse |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1797 |
| Place of death | Vienna |