Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
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Unico Willem Reichsgraf van Wassenaer Obdam (born November 2, 1692 in Delden , Overijssel province, † November 6, 1766 in The Hague ) was a Dutch nobleman, diplomat and composer of the late Baroque.
Life
The Van Wassenaers family history dates back to the 13th century. Unico Willem was born into a family of generals, admirals and diplomats. The son of Jacob II. Van Wassenaer Obdam studied law at the University of Leiden, among other things. After the death of his father in 1714, he undertook an extensive journey through Europe, presumably visiting Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Vienna and Prague.
In 1723 he married Dodonea Lucia van Goslinga , a Frisian aristocrat and daughter of Sicco van Goslinga , with whom he fathered three sons. He was a member of the Admiralty and worked as one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company and as ambassador in Paris (1744) and Cologne (1746). From 1756 he bore responsibility in the Dutch branch of the German Order of Knights , where up to Landkomtur he Ballei rise Utrecht. Van Wassenaer was buried in the Jacobskerk in The Hague.
The composer
Six Concerti Armonici for string orchestra have survived from van Wassenaer's compositional oeuvre . These were initially published anonymously and were therefore attributed to Carlo Ricciotti or Giovanni Battista Pergolesi . It was only after 1979, when Albert Dunning discovered the works at Schloss Twickel, a residence of Van Wassenaer, that they could be clearly assigned to Van Wassenaer.
Other works
- Gebed voor de predicatie for organ
- Motet Laudate dominum
- Motet Nunc dimittis
- Concerto for flute and strings
- 6 concerts for 4, 5 and 7 instruments
- 3 sonatas for recorder and B. c.
- Sonata for cello and B. c.
- Sonata for 2 violins and B. c.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wassenaer, Unico Wilhelm van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wassenaer Obdam, Jacob Unico Willem Reichsgraf van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch nobleman, diplomat and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1692 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1766 |
| Place of death | The hague |