Paul Lütkemann

Paul Lütkemann (* approx. 1560 in Kolberg / Hinterpommern ; † between September 1611 and May 1612 in Frankfurt (Oder) ; also Paul Luetkeman or Paulus Lutkemannus ) was a German composer.

Life

Lütkemann describes himself as Colbergensis on his prints . In Kolberg, however, apart from an organist Jochim Lütkemann for the year 1571, no other bearers of the name can be found in the second half of the century. The first written evidence for Paul Lütkemann can be found in the register of registrations of the Viadrina , the university founded in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1506: 1578 Paul Lutkeman Colbergensis 2 dutgen. At that time, Frankfurt had a flourishing musical culture, for which the names of the cantors Gregor Lange (Langius), Bartholomäus Gesius and Michael Praetorius and the lutenists Matthäus Waissel (Weißel) and Gregor Krengel stand.

In 1587 Paul Lütkemann applied for the vacant position of town musician in Stettin . In 1588 he was hired by the Szczecin Council and thus became the highest ranking musician in the city. His tasks included not only the organization of all city music performances, but also the tower and security service. He also played with his musicians at the court of the Dukes of Pomerania who lived in Szczecin. Cooperation with the cantor of the Princely Pedagogy in Stettin, Philipp Dulichius, was therefore imperative.

In 1606 Lütkemann took over the office of town musician in Frankfurt (Oder) . In this last phase of life a number of congratulatory music was created in collaboration with Bartholomäus Gesius . The last of these occasional works has survived on September 16, 1611. In May of the following year, a note on Paul Lütkemann's widow was entered in the council book.

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The catalog raisonné includes 21 titles; part books have survived for 16 works. Essentially, these are occasional works. Lütkemann's main work, the Stettin print from 1597, has been preserved as a unique copy in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel , with the exception of two part books (for the 7th and 8th voice) . This print comprises 28 motets and 32 instrumental movements (fantasies, paduans, galliards). The motets vary between offshoots of the Wittenberg School with its Thomas Stoltzer-oriented style of choral arrangement and modern double choirs. The instrumental movements are among the earliest ever printed ensemble movements. The abundance of material allows comparison and general conclusions to be drawn about the treatment of keys and notation of vocal and instrumental music of this time.

literature

• Robert Eitner:  Lütkemann, Paul . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 699.
• Erdmann Werner Böhme (Ed.): Paul Lütkemann, Fantasies of the Pomeranian Reformation Time (1597). Monuments of Music in Pomerania, Volume 2. Kassel 1931.
• Werner Schwarz: Pomeranian music history. Cologne-Vienna Vol. I 1988, Vol. II 1994.
• Andreas Waczkat: Paul Luetkemann and his first part ... (Stettin 1597) In: Stettin composers, Greifswald contributions to musicology. Volume 11, 2004.
• Christiane Birkholz: Paulus Luetkemannus Colbergensis. A style-critical investigation into the music of the late Renaissance. Hamburg 2011.