Wilhelm Adolf Paulli

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Text sheet from Paulli's book "Thoughts and Desires beym Trunke" from 1750

Wilhelm Adolph Paulli , also Pauli (* 1719 in Bad Bramstedt ; † August 21, 1772 in Hamburg ) was a German librettist and writer .

Life

Paulli attended school in Bad Bramstedt and the Johanneum in Hamburg . He then worked as bailiff for Johann Jacob Brinckmann, the administrator of the castle in Husum . In his book Poetic Thoughts, News from Political and Scholarly News from the year 1750, there is a. a. the poem The Three Rings , an early treatment of the ring parable before Gotthold Ephraim Lessing . Since 1752 he has been a member of the Freemason Order “Judica” in Hamburg, and he also held the titles “Grand Prince Holstein Secretary” and “Imperial Crowned Poet ”. Paulli also wrote libretti for the composer Georg Philipp Telemann . For him he wrote the texts for at least 4 of his captain's music from 1756 onwards . From 1766 he published the poetic weekly contribution to dessert in Hamburg .

Works (selection)

  • Collection of various remarkable stories, ingenious answers, curious responses, Chronodisticorum, headings, bon mots and other strong thoughts ... put together with diligence by WA Paulli. Anno 1746.
  • Poetic Thoughts, Political and Scholarly News. (Weekly) 1750 to 1754.
  • Try different types of poetry. Rudolf Beneke Hamburg 1750.
  • Thoughts and wishes when drinking. Hamburg 1750. ( digitized version )
  • Ode of the pleasure of the Freemasons in the venerable Scottish lodge JUDICA in Hamburg on the occasion of the solemn celebration of the religious feast of St. Andrew and the usual master choice read by Brother P ** in the year of Freemasonry 5753 on November 30th . Printed with Rudolph Beneken's writings in 1753.
  • Ode of April 8, 1754 for Dr. Will to the death of his wife Margaretha Wille geb. Meyer. Hamburg 1754.
  • Good for the people who can shout. Oratorio of the captain's music 1756; Music by Georg Philipp Telemann TWV 15:21.
  • Lord our God, imbued with your grace. Oratorio der Kapitänsmusik 1760, We serve freedom, we are at its side. Serenade of the Captain's Music 1760; Music by Georg Philipp Telemann TWV 15:22.
  • Lord you are righteous. Oratorio of the captain's music 1761; We feed, we decorate. Serenade of the Captain's Music 1761; Music by Georg Philipp Telemann TWV 15:23.
  • The Lord of hosts is with us. Oratorio of the captain's music 1763; Trumpets and horns sounded serenade of the captain's music 1763; Music by Georg Philipp Telemann TWV 15:25.
  • Contribution to dessert for lively and serious societies, consisting of a collection of maxims, thoughts, stories, witty ideas, poetic little things and riddles. (Weekly) Gottfried Dalencon, Hamburg 1766.
  • The muse on the Lower Elbe . (Weekly) Hamburg 1769.

literature

  • Hans Schröder: Lexicon of the Hamburg writers up to the present. Volume 6. Hamburg 1863, No. 2953.
  • Carsten Erich Carstens:  Paulli, Wilhelm Adolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 279.
  • Steffen Martus: Friedrich von Hagedorn - Constellations of the Enlightenment. , P. 384.
  • Howard E. Smither: History of the Oratorio: Vol. 2: The Oratorio in the Baroque Era: Protestant Germany and England. University of North Carolina Press, 1977, ISBN 0-8078-1294-3 , p. 118.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ husumer-stadtgeschichte.de (PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Paulli, Wilhelm Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paulli, Wilhelm Adolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librettist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1719
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Bramstedt
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1772
Place of death Hamburg