- Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (
March 31 ,1747 , inLüneburg -June 10 ,1800 inSchwedt ) was a Germanmusician andcomposer . Today he is best known as the composer of the melody forMatthias Claudius ' poem "Der Mond ist aufgegangen", as well as of theChristmas carol s "Ihr Kinderlein kommet" and "Alle Jahre wieder"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 of the
Berlin composerJohann Kirnberger . He served as the conductor of the French Theatre in Berlin from 1776 to 1780 and from 1780 to 1787 he was theKapellmeister of Prince Henry inRheinsberg . Schulz then went on to serve as Court Kapellmeister inCopenhagen from 1787 to 1795 before returning to Berlin.Schulz wrote operas, stage music,
oratorio s, andcantata s, as well as piano pieces and folk songs. Furthermore, he also wrote articles onmusic theory forJohann Georg Sulzer 's (1720-1779) "Allgemeinen Theorie der schönen Künste" in four volumes.elected Works
For piano
* "Sechs Klavierstücke op. 1", 1778
* "Sonata op. 2", 1778Lieder
* "Gesänge im Volkston", 1779
* "Lieder im Volkston", 1782, 1785, 1790.Operas
*"Clarissa", operetta,
Berlin 1775
*"La fée Urgèle", comédie avec ariettes, 1782
*"Athalie",Rheinsberg 1785
*"Aline, reine de Golconde", Rheinsberg 1787
*"Høstgildet",Singspiel ,Copenhagen 1790
*"Indtoget", Singspiel, Copenhagen 1793
*"Peters bryllup", Singspiel, Copenhagen 1793Church music
*"Maria und Johannes", 1788
*"Kristi død", 1792
*"Des Erlösers letzte Stunde", 1794
* 4 Hymns, 1791-1794References
*The biographical information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
External links
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* [http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/c/schulz_jap.htm Cyber Hymnal: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz]
* PND|118762494
* [http://www.fh-lueneburg.de/u1/gym03/homepage/chronik/japschulz/japschulz.htm Biography at the Johanneum]
*de icon [http://www.japschulz.de/1024/willkommen.htm Schulz' church music]
* [http://www.karadar.com/Worterbuch/schulz.html Biography at Karadar Music]
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