Friedrich Funcke (1642 – 20 October 1699) was a German

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Life

Funcke was born in

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. After studies in

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in 1660–61 he became Kantor at

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. In 1664 he was appointed Kantor at St Johannis,

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where he stayed till 1694. He moved to

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where he spent his last years. He died at

. He is the composer of a ''St Matthew Passion'' that is quite important in the history of the oratorio. The passion has come down to us in two versions: one without and one with continuo (probably not written by Funcke).

Works

Secular works

*Glückwünschender Zuruff (Wohlauff, mein schwacher Geist), S, 2 vn, bc (1664) *Trauer-Ode (Ach! was ist doch unser Leben), 6vv, bc (1664) *Klag- und Trost-Zeilen (Ach! Hertzeleid! Ja diss Leben-lose Leben), 6vv, bc (1665) *Seliger Abschied (Ach! Herr, ich warte auff dein Heil), 5vv, bc (1665) *Seeliger Abschied (Mensch, was ist des Lebens Zier), 6vv (1665) *Letzte Pflicht (Hier kurtze Zeit, ach leid), 6vv (1666) *Danck- und Denck-Mahl, 8vv, insts a 5, bc (Hamburg, 1666) *Hochzeit-Freude (Was des Himmels Raht erfunden), S, 2 inst, bc (1667) *Trauer-Thoon (Was ist doch diese Welt), 5vv (1669) *Der ewig-feste und unüberwindliche Gottes Schutz (Ist Gott für uns), 4vv, 5 insts, bc (Hamburg, 1682) *New Year cantata (Herr, hebe an zu segnen) 4vv, chorus 4vv, str, bc, 1684, D-Lr

Sacred works

*St Matthew Passion, c1668–74, D-Lr (anon., attrib. Funcke by Birke) *St Luke Passion, 1683, music lost *43 melodies, 7 texts, in Lüneburgisches Gesangbuch (Lüneburg, 1686) *Litania, 8vv (2 choirs), insts

Theoretical works

*Janua latino-germanica ad artem musicam, clavibus facilioribus in usum scholae … Lunaeburgensi (Hamburg, 1680), lost

Sources

*Martin Ruhnke's article in

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*H. Walter: Musikgeschichte der Stadt Lüneburg vom Ende des 16. bis zum Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts (Tutzing, 1967) *J. Birke: ‘Eine unbekannte anonyme Matthäuspassion aus der zweiten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts’ *H. Walter: Musikgeschichte der Stadt Lüneburg vom Ende des 16. bis zum Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts (Tutzing, 1967)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Funcke, Friedrich 1642 births 1699 deaths People from Nossen People from the Electorate of Saxony German Baroque composers 17th-century German classical composers German male classical composers 17th-century German male musicians 17th-century German Lutheran clergy