Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns or Brauns (11 February 1637 in
Lollfuß – 13 March 1718 in
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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) was a German composer and music director in Hamburg.
Bruhns was born in Lollfuß,
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
. In 1682 he succeeded
Nicolaus Adam Strungk
Nicolaus Adam Strungk (christened 15 November 1640 in Braunschweig – 23 September 1700 in Dresden) was a German composer and violinist.
Life
Nicolaus Adam was the son of the organist Delphin Strungk. He studied organ under his father, then a ...
in charge of the
Hamburger Ratsmusik The ''Hamburger Ratsmusik'' was the name, in German, for the Hamburg city government musical establishment of Hamburg during the baroque period. ''Ratsmusik'' was a generic term to distinguish from ''Hausmusik,'' domestic music making, during the H ...
, later also taking on the charge of
St. Mary's Cathedral. He was in practice succeeded by
Johann Mattheson
Johann Mattheson (28 September 1681 – 17 April 1764) was a German composer, singer, writer, lexicographer, diplomat and music theorist.
Early life and career
The son of a prosperous tax collector, Mattheson received a broad liberal education ...
in 1715, but still formally held the positions till his death in Hamburg in 1718.
Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...
joined the opera orchestra during Brauns' time.
Both the ''Johannes-Passion'' (1702) and ''
Markus-Passion'' (1705) were for a long time attributed to
Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser (9 January 1674 – 12 September 1739) was a German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas. Johann Adolf Scheibe (writing in 1745) considered him an equal to Johann Kuhnau, George Frideric Handel and Georg ...
. The ''Markus-Passion'' is also attributed to Gottfried Keiser, Reinhard's father.
[Bach Digital Work at ] Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...
performed the ''Markus-Passion'' in Weimar and in Leipzig. Several pasticcio versions of the ''Markus-Passion'' survive,
but Bach's copy preserved the original. The earliest attribution to Keiser can be found in Bach's copy.
Works
*''Johannes-Passion'' 1702, formerly attributed to
Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser (9 January 1674 – 12 September 1739) was a German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas. Johann Adolf Scheibe (writing in 1745) considered him an equal to Johann Kuhnau, George Frideric Handel and Georg ...
.
*''
Markus-Passion'' composed 1705, first performed at the Cathedral in 1707. Formerly attributed to
Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser (9 January 1674 – 12 September 1739) was a German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas. Johann Adolf Scheibe (writing in 1745) considered him an equal to Johann Kuhnau, George Frideric Handel and Georg ...
, then to Bruhns,
bach-cantatas.com R. Keiser (attrib. F.N. Brauns) Markus Passion List of recordings
/ref> this passion is also attributed to Gottfried Keiser, Reinhard's father.
*11 solo cantatas
References
External links
The Bruhns family tree on the German Wikipedia
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German Baroque composers
1637 births
1718 deaths
18th-century classical composers
German classical composers
German male classical composers
18th-century German composers
18th-century German male musicians