Johann Foltmar (1714-1794)
- Flauto Traverso Solo ex Gx con Basso Continuo
Performers: Duo Tramontana
Painting: Gustaf Boberg (18th Century) - Danske krigsskibe og svensk chalup ved Toldboden i København (1795)
Further info: Royal Danish Flute Music From The 18th Century
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Danish organist and composer. Son of a German immigrant and part of a
family of musicians and artists, he probably received early training
from his father. In 1747, he was appointed adjutant to Peder Sparkiær,
the organist at Trinitatis Church. He succeeded him as the church's
permanent organist in 1750. Foltmar had a close relationship with the
royal family; Queen Juliane Marie sponsored one of his daughters at her
baptism in 1755, and King Frederik V, the Crown Prince, and the Prince
Hereditary were all godparents. Foltmar held a notable position in
Copenhagen's music scene. He was one of four professional musicians,
alongside Johannes Erasmus Iversen, Johann Adolf Scheibe, and A. F.
Ortman, who led the respected music society 'Det musikalske societet'.
In 1768, he became an honorary member of 'Det nye musikalske selskab',
along with Scheibe and playwright Johannes Ewald. As a composer, only
few of his compositions are extant. Some of his secular and sacred songs
survive in handwritten music books. A collection of his dance melodies,
'VI Morquien ganz neu und auserlesen', was published in Nuremberg
around 1750. His brother Herman Friedrich Foltmar (c.1707-1782) was a
court violinist for King Christian VI and is known for his collection of
sacred music 'Geistliches Singspiel, bestehend in 12 Geistlichen
Sing-Arien, 2 Recitativen, und 4 kleine Sinfonien'.
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