Johann Adam Birkenstock (also Birckenstock, Birkenstok, Berkenstock;
1 February 1687 – 26 February 1733) was a German
composer and
violinist
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. He was regarded as one of the foremost
violinist
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s of his day.
Life
As a young boy, Birkenstock studied with
Ruggiero Fedeli in
Kassel, but he was soon sent to Berlin to engage in additional studies with
Jean Baptiste Volumier. After that, Birkenstock went to Bayreuth to study with Fiorelli. In 1708 he completed his studies with
Francois Duval in Paris. Upon his return to Kassel, he became a member of the ''kapelle'' in 1708 where he stayed until 1722 when he embarked on a
concert tour
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to Holland. There, Birkenstock was offered a post in the retinue of the
King of Portugal. He turned down the offer and after his return to Kassel he was appointed ''Konzertmeister'' of the local chapel in 1725. When the Landgrave of Kassel died in 1730, Birkenstock moved to Eisenach where he became the ''Kapellmeister'' of the court.
Works
*Sinfonia in
D Major
D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor.
The D major scale is:
:
Ch ...
*12 Sonate, op. 1 for violin and
basso continuo (Amsterdam, 1722)
*6 Sonatas for 2 violins and basso continuo.
External links
*
Tiana
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Birkenstock, Johann Adam
German Baroque composers
German violinists
German classical composers
German male classical composers
German male violinists
1687 births
1733 deaths
18th-century classical composers
18th-century German composers
18th-century German male musicians