Antonín Reichenauer (also known as Johann Anton Reichenauer; – 17 March 1730) was a Czech

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composer.

Life

Reichenauer was born in

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. Nothing is known about Antonín Reichenauer's childhood and upbringing. The first records are of his post as choirmaster in 1721 at the Dominican church of St. Mary Magdalene in

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in Prague. He was also associated with the chapel of Count Wenzel Morzin, for whom he regularly composed works. According to some sources, he also worked for Count Franz Joseph of the House of Czernin. In 1730, at the end of his life, he became an organist at the parish church in the southern Bohemian town of

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. He died there less than a month after taking office, aged 35 or 36.

Works

Many of Reichenauer's works have survived in archives and libraries in Bohemia, Silesia, Saxony and Hesse. The existence of his works in various collections outside Prague suggests a popularity outside of his homeland. The library of the monastery in Osek lists a total of 40 works of sacred music by Reichenauer from the years 1720–1733. Reichenauer was known as a prolific composer of church music. His musical output was strongly influenced by the school of

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, whom he often mentioned in his works. He was the first Bohemian composer of a pastoral mass (his "Missa Pastoralis" in D major was written in around 1720). A series of concertos for violin, oboe, bassoon, and cello, as well as orchestral overtures and trio sonatas are preserved to this day.The Baroque Concerto in Bohemia.
thefreelibrary.com Since the beginning of the 21st century, the works of Reichenauer have begun to appear again in concert programs.

References

Bibliography

Antonín Reichenauer: ''Concerto in G per oboe, due violini, viola e basso'', ritical edition edited and commented by Lukáš M. Vytlačil, Fontes Musicae Bohemiae 1, Togga, Prague 2016. 54 pp (score, facsimile and complete parts).
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reichenauer, Antonin 1694 births 1730 deaths Composers from Prague Baroque composers from Bohemia Czech male classical composers 18th-century classical composers 18th-century male musicians