Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675)
- Suite in g-moll aus 'Erster Fleiß Allerhand neuer Paduanen,
Galliarden, Balletten, Mascharaden, Françoischen Arien, Courentten und
Sarabanden ... Erster Theil' (1636)
Performers: Spirit of Gambo; Ecco la musica; Heinz Hennig (conductor)
Further info: Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) - Machet die Tore weit
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Bohemian composer and organist. His father, Hans Hammerschmidt
(1581-1636), was of Saxon descent and was a saddler in Bohemia, first at
Saaz and from 1610 at Brüx, and his mother probably came from Bohemia.
Nothing is known about his early education. By this date there was no
Gymnasium at Brüx, and his name does not appear in the registers of the
Gymnasium at Freiberg. From July 1633 to 1634 he was organist to Count
Rudolf von Bünau at his castle in Weesenstein, Saxony, and from 1634 to
1639 at St. Petri in Freiberg im Breisgau. On 22 August 1637 he married
there Ursula Teuffel, the daughter of a Prague businessman; of their six
children, three died in infancy. From 1639 until his death, he was
organist at St. Johannis in Zittau. During his tenure in Zittau, he
became one of the most celebrated musicians of the day. He died on 29
October 1675; his funeral was well attended; and his tombstone describes
him as the ‘Orpheus of Zittau’. As a composer, he wrote a large body of
sacred vocal music, some 400 works published in 14 collections. His
compositions for the Lutheran liturgy are of great significance.
Although he was an organist all his life, no organ works by him have
survived. His instrumental music is confined to the three collections of
pieces that appeared in 1636, 1639 and 1650. He was one of the earliest
composers to adopt the new Italian style of writing elaborate
instrumental accompaniments to polyphonic vocal works.
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