Johann Gottlieb Portmann

Johann Gottlieb Portmann (born December 4, 1739 in Oberlichtenau , † September 27, 1798 in Darmstadt ) was a German composer .

Life

Portmann was the son of a schoolmaster. Since his father died early, one of his fellow teachers took care of the boy's education. He made sure that he could attend the Kreuzschule in Dresden from 1751 . It was there that Portmann discovered his love for music and sang along at opera performances. The cantor Gottfried August Homilius taught him the basics of composition, so that he first studied theology at the University of Leipzig from 1759 , where his inclination for music gained influence. After completing his studies in 1765, he went to Amsterdam and Strasbourg . He finally turned to Darmstadt, where he lived in December 1766Tenorist and on May 12, 1769 cantor and collaborator at the local pedagogy. Portmann is said to have been the first to teach the structure of chords from thirds .

Works

Compositions and arrangements

• Music for Pentecost. Part. Engraved, Darmstadt around 1793.
• Magnificat. Ms.
• 8 fugues for the organ or pianoforte. Ms.
• Edit v. Carl Heinrich Graun : The death of Jesus .
• Editing of the New Hesse-Darmstadt Hymnal. Darmstadt 1786 (NA of the Graupner Choral Book of 1728).

Fonts

• Musical lessons for beginners and lovers of music in general and for school men and candidates for school administration in particular. Krämer & Boßler, Darmstadt / Speyer 1785 ( reader.digitale-sammlungen.de ), new editing. v. JK Wagner, 1802.
• Light textbook on harmony, composition and figured bass, for use by music lovers, budding and progressing musicians and composers with suggestions for a new figure. Heyer, Darmstadt 1789 a. Casting 1799.
• The latest and greatest discoveries in harmony, melody and double counterpoint. Heyer, Darmstadt / Gießen 1798.

literature

• G. Schilling: Encyclopedia. Universal dictionary of music art. V. Stuttgart 1837.
• GS Thomas: The Grand Ducal Court Chapel under Ludwig I. Jonghans, Darmstadt 1859, p. 7 ( tu-darmstadt.de ).
• Wilibald Nagel : On the history of music at the court of Darmstadt. In: Monthly Issues for Music History. 32nd year, issue 1–5, 1900, pp. 1 ff. Here issue 5, pp. 88–89 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Portmann, Johann Gottlieb . In: Alfred Einstein (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 11th edition. tape 2 : M-Z . Max Hesses Verlag, Berlin 1929, p. 1415 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Portmann, Johann Gottlieb . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 429 .
• Portmann, Johann Gottlieb . In: Proceedings . Kozponti Fizikai Kutato Intezet, Budapest 1972, p. 505-506 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Portmann, Johann Gottlieb . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 429 .