Johann Adam Reincken (also Jan Adams, Jean Adam, Reinken, Reinkinck, Reincke, Reinicke, Reinike; baptized 10 December 1643 – 24 November 1722) was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important composers of the 17th century, a friend of Dieterich Buxtehude and a major influence on Johann Sebastian Bach; however, very few of his works survive to this day.
The widespread claims about Reincken's exceptional longevity stem from Johann Mattheson, who, writing in 1722, gave his date of birth as 27 April 1623. However, Reincken himself stated (on the title page of Hortus musicus) that his birthplace was Deventer, and no records were found there to support Mattheson's claim. A "Jan Reinse" was baptized in Deventer on 10 December 1643; this is the date currently accepted by most scholars, although it is in many ways as problematic as that given by Mattheson.
Reincken received primary music education in Deventer in 1650–1654, from Lucas van Lennick, organist of the Grote kerk (Lebuinuskerk). In 1654 he departed for Hamburg to study under Heinrich Scheidemann, a pupil of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist of St. Katharine's Church (Katharinenkirche). In 1657 he returned to Deventer and became organist of the Bergkerk on 11 March; however, after only a year he left for Hamburg again, this time to become Scheidemann's assistant. When the older composer died in 1663, Reincken succeeded him at St. Katharine's. In 1665 he married one of Scheidemann's daughters, and their only child Margaretha-Maria was born three years later.
The composer kept his position at St. Katharine's until his death in 1722, although in 1705 some of the church elders attempted to appoint Johann Mattheson as Reincken's successor. Unlike many other contemporary organists, Reincken died wealthy. In his lifetime he was heralded as one of the best organists in Germany; he knew Dieterich Buxtehude closely and influenced Vincent Lübeck and Johann Sebastian Bach. A well-known anecdote tells of Bach's visit to Hamburg in 1720, and how Reincken after hearing Bach improvise a lengthy fantasia on the Lutheran chorale "An Wasserflüssen Babylon" (paying homage to Reincken's massive fantasia on the same chorale), remarked,"I thought that this art was dead, but I see that it lives in you."[1]Christoph Wolff adds a further detail, that on the same occasion Bach performed his organ fugue BWV 542, the theme of which is based on a Dutch popular tune (called 'Ik ben gegroet van...'), presumably as an homage to Reincken's Dutch origin. Evidently the young Sebastian Bach had been deeply impressed by Reincken's music, for he arranged several of the works from Reincken's Hortus musicus (as BWV 954, 965 and 966). In 2006, the earliest known Bach autograph was discovered in Weimar. It proved to be a copy of Reincken's An Wasserflüssen Babylon, which Bach made for his then teacher Georg Böhm in Lüneburg in 1700.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Johann Adam Reincken news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Johann Adam Reincken also Jan Adams Jean Adam Reinken Reinkinck Reincke Reinicke Reinike baptized 10 December 1643 24 November 1722 was a Dutch German organist and composer He was one of the most important composers of the 17th century a friend of Dieterich Buxtehude and a major influence on Johann Sebastian Bach however very few of his works survive to this day Johannes Voorhout Domestic Music Scene the man at the harpsichord is almost certainly Reincken on his left most probably Dieterich Buxtehude playing the viola da gamba and on his right below the harpsichord possibly Johann Theile Contents 1 Life 2 List of works 2 1 Keyboard 2 2 Other instrumental 2 3 Canons 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife Edit Johann Adam Reincken The widespread claims about Reincken s exceptional longevity stem from Johann Mattheson who writing in 1722 gave his date of birth as 27 April 1623 However Reincken himself stated on the title page of Hortus musicus that his birthplace was Deventer and no records were found there to support Mattheson s claim A Jan Reinse was baptized in Deventer on 10 December 1643 this is the date currently accepted by most scholars although it is in many ways as problematic as that given by Mattheson Reincken received primary music education in Deventer in 1650 1654 from Lucas van Lennick organist of the Grote kerk Lebuinuskerk In 1654 he departed for Hamburg to study under Heinrich Scheidemann a pupil of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck organist of St Katharine s Church Katharinenkirche In 1657 he returned to Deventer and became organist of the Bergkerk on 11 March however after only a year he left for Hamburg again this time to become Scheidemann s assistant When the older composer died in 1663 Reincken succeeded him at St Katharine s In 1665 he married one of Scheidemann s daughters and their only child Margaretha Maria was born three years later The composer kept his position at St Katharine s until his death in 1722 although in 1705 some of the church elders attempted to appoint Johann Mattheson as Reincken s successor Unlike many other contemporary organists Reincken died wealthy In his lifetime he was heralded as one of the best organists in Germany he knew Dieterich Buxtehude closely and influenced Vincent Lubeck and Johann Sebastian Bach A well known anecdote tells of Bach s visit to Hamburg in 1720 and how Reincken after hearing Bach improvise a lengthy fantasia on the Lutheran chorale An Wasserflussen Babylon paying homage to Reincken s massive fantasia on the same chorale remarked I thought that this art was dead but I see that it lives in you 1 Christoph Wolff adds a further detail that on the same occasion Bach performed his organ fugue BWV 542 the theme of which is based on a Dutch popular tune called Ik ben gegroet van presumably as an homage to Reincken s Dutch origin Evidently the young Sebastian Bach had been deeply impressed by Reincken s music for he arranged several of the works from Reincken s Hortus musicus as BWV 954 965 and 966 In 2006 the earliest known Bach autograph was discovered in Weimar It proved to be a copy of Reincken s An Wasserflussen Babylon which Bach made for his then teacher Georg Bohm in Luneburg in 1700 Detail of a painting of Hamburg by Leopoldus Primus ca 1700 St Catherine s Church is visible in the background List of works EditKeyboard Edit Chorale fantasia An Wasserflussen Babylon Chorale fantasia Was kann uns kommen an fur Not Variations on Schweiget mir von Weibernehmen la Meyerin Amsterdam c 1710 Variations on Hollandische Nachtigahl Amsterdam c 1710 Ballett with Variations Amsterdam c 1710 Toccata in G major Toccata in G minor doubtful 2 Toccata quasi Fantasia con Fuge in A major BWV Anh 178 scores doubtful 3 4 Fugue in G minor spurious 8 harpsichord suites Musicalischer Clavierschatz del J A Reincken 1702 lost Other instrumental Edit Hortus Musicus 1688 6 sonatas and suites for 2 violins viola da gamba and basso continuo Sonaten Concertaten Allemanden Correnten Sarabanden und Chiguen 1704 for 2 violins and harpsichord lost Canons Edit Was Gott thut das ist wohl getan Canon a 3 voci in Hypodiapason per AugmentationemNotes Edit Sojourn Jan Adams Reincken Archived 2006 05 22 at the Wayback Machine by Timothy A Smith Dirksen 1998 pp 126 127 Dirksen 1998 Toccata quasi Fantasia con Fuge A BWV Anh 178 Bach Digital Leipzig Bach Archive et al 2015 10 13 References EditDirksen Pieter in Dutch 1998 Zur Frage des Autors der A Dur Toccata BWV Anh 178 On the question of the composer of the Toccata in A major BWV Anh 178 In Schulze Hans Joachim Wolff Christoph eds Bach Jahrbuch 1998 Bach Yearbook 1998 Bach Jahrbuch in German Vol 84 Neue Bachgesellschaft Bach Archive Leipzig Evangelische Verlagsanstalt pp 121 136 doi 10 13141 bjb v1998 ISBN 3 374 01695 2 ISSN 0084 7682 Grapenthin Ulf 2001 Reincken Johann Adam In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Wolff Christoph Johan Sebastian Bach The Learned Musician W W Norton amp Co New York 2000 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann Adam Reincken Free scores by Johann Adam Reincken at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Adam Reincken amp oldid 1113367628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
