Johann Michael Breunig
Johann Michael Breunig (also Breunich ; born March 30, 1699 in Bürgstadt ; † October 27, 1755 in Dresden ) was a Baroque composer .
Life
Johann Michael Breunig was born in 1699 as the son of Anselm C. Breunig, the school rector from the town hall. He spent his youth in Klingenberg am Main . From 1721 he enjoyed spiritual training as a vicar at the Neumünster Collegiate Foundation in Würzburg , where he was ordained a priest on May 22, 1723. In 1726 he took up the position of cathedral vicar and cathedral music director in Mainz , where he published a collection of six masses dedicated to the cathedral chapter in 1727.
On February 4, 1746, he was employed by Elector Friedrich August II as the successor to Zelenka in the Catholic Court Church in Dresden , where he worked as court chaplain and church composer until his death in 1755 .
Works (selection)
- 13 masses and other church music, including the Lauretanian litany
- 2 oratorios
- 1 concertino for 2 flutes and bc
- 1 concerto in G for flute 2 violins and bc
- 13 partitas and sonatas for harpsichord
- 4 trio sonatas
Stage works
- Diana vendicata ( Giovanni Claudio Pasquini ) (1748, Warsaw)
- La moderatione nella gloria (Giovanni Claudio Pasquini) (1748, Warsaw)
- Il Parnasso accusato e difeso ( Pietro Metastasio ) (1750, Warsaw)
- L'Astrea placata (Pietro Metastasio) (1754, Warsaw)
literature
- Gerhard Poppe: Breunich, Johann Michael. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
Web links
- Works by Johann Michael Breunig in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Johann Michael Breunig in the OCLC WorldCat catalog
- Johann Michael Breunig in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breunig, Johann Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breunich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer of the late baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burgstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1755 |
| Place of death | Dresden |