Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
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Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (March 31, 1747 in Lüneburg – June 10, 1800 in Schwedt) was a German musician and composer. Today he is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poem "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and the Christmas carol "Ihr Kinderlein kommet".
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[edit] Life
Schulz attended the Michaelis School from 1757 to 1759 and then the Johanneum in Lüneburg from 1759 to 1764. In 1765, he was the student in Berlin of composer Johann Kirnberger, and then taught in Berlin himself.[1] He served as the conductor of the French Theatre in Berlin from 1776 to 1780 and from 1780 to 1787 he was the Kapellmeister of Prince Henry in Rheinsberg. Schulz then went on to serve as Court Kapellmeister in Copenhagen from 1787 to 1795 before returning to Berlin.
Schulz wrote operas, stage music, oratorios, and cantatas, as well as piano pieces and folk songs. Furthermore, he also wrote articles on music theory for Johann Georg Sulzer's (1720–1779) Allgemeinen Theorie der schönen Künste in four volumes.
[edit] Selected works
[edit] For piano
- Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 1, 1778
- Sonata, Op. 2, 1778
[edit] Lieder
- Gesänge im Volkston, 1779
- Lieder im Volkston, 1782, 1785, 1790.
- Chansons Italiennes, 1782
[edit] Operas
- Clarissa, operetta, Berlin 1775
- La fée Urgèle, comédie avec ariettes, 1782
- Aline, reine de Golconde, Rheinsberg 1787
- Høstgildet, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1790
- Indtoget, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1793
- Peters bryllup, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1793
[edit] Incidental music
- Music for Athalie by Jean Racine, Rheinsberg 1785
[edit] Church music
- Maria und Johannes, 1788
- Kristi død, 1792
- Des Erlösers letzte Stunde, 1794
- 4 Hymns, 1791–1794
[edit] References
- Portions of the biographical information in this article are based on a translation of its German equivalent.
[edit] External links
- Free scores by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)
- Free scores by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz at the International Music Score Library Project
- The Mutopia Project has compositions by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
- Cyber Hymnal: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
- Johann Abraham Peter Schulz in the German National Library catalogue (German)
- Biography at the Johanneum hosted on Internet Archive (German)
- Schulz' church music (German)
Melody of Der Mond ist aufgegangen (help·info)
Melody of Wir pflügen und wir streuen (help·info)
