Johann David Heinichen (17 April 1683 – 16 July 1729) was a German Baroquecomposer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little attention for many years. As a music theorist, he is credited as one of the inventors of the circle of fifths.
Heinichen enrolled in 1702 to study law at the University of Leipzig and in 1705–1706 qualified as a lawyer (in the early 18th century the law was a favored route for composers; Kuhnau, Graupner and Georg Philipp Telemann were also lawyers). Heinichen practiced law in Weissenfels until 1709.
However, Heinichen maintained his interest in music and was concurrently composing operas. In 1710, he published the first edition of his major treatise on the thoroughbass. He went to Italy and spent seven formative years there, mostly in Venice, with great success with two operas, Mario and Le passioni per troppo amore (1713).[2]Mario was staged again in Hamburg in 1716 with the German title, Calpurnia, oder die romische Grossmut.
In 1712, he taught music to Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, who took him as composer. The same prince would appoint Johann Sebastian BachKapellmeister at the end of 1717. In 1716, Heinichen met in Venice Prince Augustus III of Poland, son of King Augustus II the Strong, and thanks to him was appointed the Royal-Polish and Electoral-Saxon Kapellmeister in Dresden.[3] His pupils included Johann Georg Pisendel. In 1721, Heinichen married in Weissenfels; the birth of his only child is recorded as January 1723. In his final years, Heinichen's health suffered greatly; on the afternoon of 16 July 1729, he was buried in the Johannes cemetery after finally succumbing to tuberculosis.
His music began to be better known after 1992 when Musica Antiqua Köln under Reinhard Goebel recorded a selection of Dresden Concerti (Seibel 204, 208, 211, 213–215, 217, 226, 231–235, 240), followed by a recording of Heinichen's Lamentationes and Passionsmusik (1996). His sole opera for Dresden, Flavio Crispo (1720), was never performed and was not recorded until 2018. Two "passion oratorios", L'aride tempie ignude (1724?) and Come? S'imbruna il cieli Occhi piangete (1728) (classified in the catalogue as the cantatas Seibel 29 and 30), were recorded in 2021 by the Kölner Akademie.[4]
Heinichen is credited with independently inventing the circle of fifths (German: Musicalischer Circul) in his Neu erfundene und gründliche Anweisung (1711),[5] though he was not the earliest inventor. The circle of fifths had previously been invented by Nikolay Diletsky in the late 1670s (of which Heinichen was unaware). Heinichen credited Athanasius Kircher as a predecessor, specifically his Musurgia universalis (1650).
^George J. Buelow – A History of Baroque Music 2004 – Page 463 0253343658 Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729) in 1713 also had great successes at Venice's Sant'Angelo theater with two operas: Mario and Le passioni per troppo amore.
^"Słuchajmy Heinichena..." Radio Kraków (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^'Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729): Two Passion Oratorios', reviewed at MusicWeb International, November 2022
^Johann David Heinichen, Neu erfundene und gründliche Anweisung (1711), p. 261
Further reading
Buelow, George J. 1966. "The Loci Topici and Affect in Late Baroque Music: Heinichen's Practical Demonstration". The Music Review 27:161–76.
Buelow, George J. 1992. Thorough-Bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen, third edition. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
Buelow, George J. 2001. "Heinichen, Johann David". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
Unger, Melvin P. 1990. The German Choral Church Compositions of Johann David Heinichen. American University Studies, Series 20: Fine Arts 14. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN9780820412368.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann David Heinichen.
Biography at classical.net
Deutsche Grammophon catalogue entry of Heinichen CD, with audio samples
Urtext editions of instrumental music from Prima la musica!
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Johann David Heinichen 17 April 1683 16 July 1729 was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden After he died Heinichen s music attracted little attention for many years As a music theorist he is credited as one of the inventors of the circle of fifths Contents 1 Biography 2 Circle of fifths 3 Works list 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography EditJohann David Heinichen was born in the small village of Krossuln currently part of the town Teuchern in Saxony Anhalt near Weissenfels His father Michael Heinichen had studied music at the celebrated Thomasschule Leipzig associated with the Thomaskirche served as cantor in Pegau and was pastor of the village church in Krossuln Johann David also attended the Thomasschule Leipzig 1 There he studied music with Johann Schelle and later received organ and harpsichord lessons with Johann Kuhnau The future composer Christoph Graupner was also a student of Kuhnau at the time citation needed Heinichen enrolled in 1702 to study law at the University of Leipzig and in 1705 1706 qualified as a lawyer in the early 18th century the law was a favored route for composers Kuhnau Graupner and Georg Philipp Telemann were also lawyers Heinichen practiced law in Weissenfels until 1709 However Heinichen maintained his interest in music and was concurrently composing operas In 1710 he published the first edition of his major treatise on the thoroughbass He went to Italy and spent seven formative years there mostly in Venice with great success with two operas Mario and Le passioni per troppo amore 1713 2 Mario was staged again in Hamburg in 1716 with the German title Calpurnia oder die romische Grossmut In 1712 he taught music to Leopold Prince of Anhalt Kothen who took him as composer The same prince would appoint Johann Sebastian Bach Kapellmeister at the end of 1717 In 1716 Heinichen met in Venice Prince Augustus III of Poland son of King Augustus II the Strong and thanks to him was appointed the Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Kapellmeister in Dresden 3 His pupils included Johann Georg Pisendel In 1721 Heinichen married in Weissenfels the birth of his only child is recorded as January 1723 In his final years Heinichen s health suffered greatly on the afternoon of 16 July 1729 he was buried in the Johannes cemetery after finally succumbing to tuberculosis His music began to be better known after 1992 when Musica Antiqua Koln under Reinhard Goebel recorded a selection of Dresden Concerti Seibel 204 208 211 213 215 217 226 231 235 240 followed by a recording of Heinichen s Lamentationes and Passionsmusik 1996 His sole opera for Dresden Flavio Crispo 1720 was never performed and was not recorded until 2018 Two passion oratorios L aride tempie ignude 1724 and Come S imbruna il cieli Occhi piangete 1728 classified in the catalogue as the cantatas Seibel 29 and 30 were recorded in 2021 by the Kolner Akademie 4 Circle of fifths EditMain article Circle of fifths Heinichen s musical circle Heinichen is credited with independently inventing the circle of fifths German Musicalischer Circul in his Neu erfundene und grundliche Anweisung 1711 5 though he was not the earliest inventor The circle of fifths had previously been invented by Nikolay Diletsky in the late 1670s of which Heinichen was unaware Heinichen credited Athanasius Kircher as a predecessor specifically his Musurgia universalis 1650 Works list EditMain article List of compositions by Johann David HeinichenReferences Edit Naxos Classical Music George J Buelow A History of Baroque Music 2004 Page 463 0253343658 Johann David Heinichen 1683 1729 in 1713 also had great successes at Venice s Sant Angelo theater with two operas Mario and Le passioni per troppo amore Sluchajmy Heinichena Radio Krakow in Polish Retrieved 28 November 2019 Johann David Heinichen 1683 1729 Two Passion Oratorios reviewed at MusicWeb International November 2022 Johann David Heinichen Neu erfundene und grundliche Anweisung 1711 p 261Further reading EditBuelow George J 1966 The Loci Topici and Affect in Late Baroque Music Heinichen s Practical Demonstration The Music Review 27 161 76 Buelow George J 1992 Thorough Bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen third edition Berkeley and Los Angeles University of California Press Buelow George J 2001 Heinichen Johann David The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers Unger Melvin P 1990 The German Choral Church Compositions of Johann David Heinichen American University Studies Series 20 Fine Arts 14 New York Peter Lang ISBN 9780820412368 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann David Heinichen Biography at classical net Deutsche Grammophon catalogue entry of Heinichen CD with audio samples Urtext editions of instrumental music from Prima la musica Free scores by Johann David Heinichen at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann David Heinichen amp oldid 1119776068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
