Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns or Brauns (11 February 1637 in
Lollfuß – 13 March 1718 in
Hamburg
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) was a German composer and music director in Hamburg.
Bruhns was born in Lollfuß,
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...
. 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, 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, critic, lexicographer and music theorist. His writings on the late Baroque and early Classical period were highly influential, specifically, "his biographical and the ...
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 concerti.
Born in Halle, Germany, H ...
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 (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...
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.
References
External links
The Bruhns family tree on the German Wikipedia
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German Baroque composers
1637 births
1718 deaths
18th-century German classical composers
German male classical composers
18th-century German male musicians