Johann Heinrich Breul

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Johann Heinrich August Breul also Heinrich August Breul, Breull, Breil, Breuel or Breyl (born August 30, 1734 in Henneberg / Thuringia ; † August 5, 1783 in Erlangen ) was a German composer , violinist , organist and music director .

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Johann Heinrich August Breul was the son of the conductor , musician and teacher Johann Michael Breul (1706–1772). After graduating from high school in Bayreuth , he studied theology in Erlangen from 1753 . In 1762 he became a violinist in the Bayreuth court orchestra , which moved to Ansbach with the court in 1769 following the merger of the principalities of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Ansbach . Due to his special musical virtuosity, he was appointed city organist in Erlangen ( Neustädter Kirche ) as successor to Johann Balthasar Kehl in June 1774 at the instigation of Margrave Karl-Alexander von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth in addition to his work in the court orchestra .

In Erlangen, he also initiated and conducted the city's first subscription concerts as music director, the so-called Friday or winter concerts . On the occasion of this, in 1776 he founded the Collegium musicum , a student orchestra, in which a little later citizens of Erlangen also took part. He is also an important representative of the so-called Franconian Liederschule, which enjoyed great popularity in this region, especially between 1770 and 1885. As music director, composing for a wide variety of occasions was one of his tasks, but only a few of his works have survived.

Works

The following works are still preserved:

  • Sonata in B flat major for violin, violoncello and harpsichord
  • Rondo for piano in A major op.24

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Heinrich Breul in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)Template: BMLO / Maintenance / Local ID different from Wikidata
  2. ^ Carl Friedrich Cramer: Magazine of the music . 1784 ( digitized in the Google book search [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  3. ^ City Archives Erlangen, City Lexicon: Breul, Heinrich August. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
  4. ^ Franz Krautwurst:  Breul, Heinrich August. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 3 (Bjelinski - Calzabigi). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2000, ISBN 3-7618-1113-6  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  5. ↑ RISM ID: 452004907
  6. ↑ DNB 129460885
personal data
SURNAME Breul, Johann Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Breul, Johann Heinrich August (full name); Breull, Johann Heinrich; Breil, Johann Heinrich; Breuel, Johann Heinrich; Breyl, Johann Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, organist and music director
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1734
PLACE OF BIRTH Henneberg
DATE OF DEATH August 5, 1783
Place of death gain