Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel
Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel (baptized 29. August 1686 in Erfurt ; buried 6. June 1764 in Nuremberg ) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque . He was the eldest son of the famous organist and composer Johann Pachelbel . His brother Carl Theodorus Pachelbel was also a musician and composer.
Life
Pachelbel received his musical training in composition and playing on keyboard instruments from his father, who was active as an organist in Erfurt when his son was born, then in Stuttgart (1690–1692) and Gotha (1692–1695) and from 1695 in his hometown Nuremberg. The family was on friendly terms with the Bach family . Johann Pachelbel combines the dedication of his Hexachordum Apollinis to Dieterich Buxtehude and Ferdinand Tobias Richter with the request to take in his then 13-year-old son and to continue his education. Presumably, however, Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel did not receive any lessons from either of the two. He initially got a job as organist at St. Bartholomew's Church in the Nuremberg suburb of Wöhrd , from 1706 at St. Jakob and then at St. Egidien . In 1719 he became - like his father before his death in 1706 - organist of the Nuremberg main church St. Sebald . He held this office until his death in 1764.
Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel published two collections of music for keyboard instruments around 1725. There are also copies of some compositions for harpsichord and organ. While his early work was shaped by the music of his father, in his later work he approaches the transitional style between baroque and pre-classical.
Works
- Musical enjoyment consisting of: in a praeludio, fugue and fantasia [in D] both on the organ and on the clavier, presented to music lovers and composed by Wilhelm Hieronymo Pachelbel, organist of the main and parish churches of St. Sebald in Nuremberg . (undated, undated [Nuremberg, approx. 1725])
- Prelude and Fugue [in C], composed and edited by Wilh: Hieron: Pachelbel (Nuremberg, approx. 1725), second edition as a newly composed Prelude and Fugue for music lovers. On the other hand, overlooked and much improved (Nuremberg, no year)
- Fantasia in B, in D
- Fantasia super my soul, let it go
- Fuga in F
- O Lamb of God, innocent
- Toccata in e, in G
- Suite in G
Editions
- Piano works by Johann Pachelbel with accompanying pieces by WH Pachelbel , ed. by Max Seiffert, Leipzig 1901 (= DTB II / 1).
- Organ compositions by Johann Pachelbel with attached pieces by Hieronymus Pachelbel , ed. by Max Seiffert, Leipzig 1903 (= DTB IV / 1).
- Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel: Complete edition of the extant works for organ and keyboard , ed. by Hans Joachim Moser and Traugott Fedtke, Kassel 1957.
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Organ Works, Volume 2, 20 small fugues and free organ pieces , ed. von Traugott Fedtke, Kassel 1964. (contains Fantasia in D )
literature
- Hans Michael Schletterer: Pachelbel, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 44-48.
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 223 .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel: Hexachordum Apollinis. Nuremberg 1699. ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pachelbel, Wilhelm Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized August 29, 1686 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried June 6, 1764 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |