Born in Leipzig, he was the son of the prominent lawyer Tobias Heidenreich and his wife, who was a daughter of the famous poet and printer Gregor Ritzsch. Although Heidenreich followed his father into a legal career, his poetic talent soon revealed itself. After his father's death, he spent 13 years in Dresden in the home of Bürgermeister (mayor) and poet Christian Brehme.
Later he attended the Gymnasium in Halle. In 1655 he registered as a student at the faculty of law in Wittenberg, where he earned a living through translation work and occasional poetry. After completing his studies he went to work at the court in Weißenfels, where he made a career in the court and consistory administrations, and where his numerous theatrical works were premiered.
The composer David Pohle, a pupil of Heinrich Schütz, was Kapellmeister at the Saxon courts of Halle and Weißenfels. Heidenreich provided him with the libretti for a number of the Singspiel operas that he composed.[1] Heidenreich's 1665 Geistliche Oden (Sacred Odes) were also set to music by Pohle.
In 1672 Heidenreich became a member of the Fruitbearing Society, under the name der Willige ("the Willing"). He died in Weißenfels in 1688.
Worksedit
Selected works include:
Horatz oder Gerechtfertigter Schwester-Mord, translation after Pierre Corneille (1662, Leipzig)
david, elias, heidenreich, january, 1638, june, 1688, german, poet, dramatist, librettist, translator, baroque, heidenreich, house, weißenfels, contents, biography, works, references, sourcesbiography, edit, nbsp, memorial, plaques, house, born, leipzig, promi. David Elias Heidenreich 21 January 1638 6 June 1688 was a German poet dramatist librettist and translator of the Baroque era Heidenreich s house in Weissenfels Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 SourcesBiography edit nbsp Memorial plaques on the house Born in Leipzig he was the son of the prominent lawyer Tobias Heidenreich and his wife who was a daughter of the famous poet and printer Gregor Ritzsch Although Heidenreich followed his father into a legal career his poetic talent soon revealed itself After his father s death he spent 13 years in Dresden in the home of Burgermeister mayor and poet Christian Brehme Later he attended the Gymnasium in Halle In 1655 he registered as a student at the faculty of law in Wittenberg where he earned a living through translation work and occasional poetry After completing his studies he went to work at the court in Weissenfels where he made a career in the court and consistory administrations and where his numerous theatrical works were premiered The composer David Pohle a pupil of Heinrich Schutz was Kapellmeister at the Saxon courts of Halle and Weissenfels Heidenreich provided him with the libretti for a number of the Singspiel operas that he composed 1 Heidenreich s 1665 Geistliche Oden Sacred Odes were also set to music by Pohle In 1672 Heidenreich became a member of the Fruitbearing Society under the name der Willige the Willing He died in Weissenfels in 1688 Works editSelected works include Horatz oder Gerechtfertigter Schwester Mord translation after Pierre Corneille 1662 Leipzig Rache zu Gibeon translation after Joost van den Vondel 1662 Leipzig Geistliche Oden auf die furnehmsten Feste und alle Sonntage des gantzen Jahres 1665 Halle Heyrath macht Friede oder Der erkannte Tuisco Trauer Freuden Spiel 1669 Halle Der verliebte Morder Herodes der Grosse 1673 Halle References edit Snyder Sources editSnyder Kerala J Pohle David Grove Music Online Oxford University Press Retrieved 11 February 2012 nbsp nbsp This article about a poet from Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biography about a translator from Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Elias Heidenreich amp oldid 1089895866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
