Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684)
- Sinfonie con cinque stromenti aus 'Sonate da camera cioè sinfonie,
alemande, correnti, balletti, sarabande, da suonare con cinque
stromenti da arco, et altri' (1660)
Performers: Gradus ad Parnassum Wien; Ton Kοοpman (conductor)
Painting: Follower of Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666) - Homer playing the violin, in the company of a pupil
Further info: Sonate da camera
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German composer, trombonist, organist and teacher. He studied music at
the Olsnitz Lateinschule and theology at the University of Leipzig
(1640). There he most likely continued his musical studies with Tobias
Michael, cantor of the Thomasschule, and he is listed as an assistant
there in 1642, being made first assistant in 1650. He was also named
organist of the Nicolaikirche in 1651 and music director in absentia of
the Altenburg court in 1654. However, he lost these posts when he and
several of the schoolboys were arrested and incarcerated as homosexuals
in 1655. He escaped and eventually made his way to Venice, where he
became a trombonist at San Marco in 1658. He secured a position as a
composer there by 1660, and later was composer at the Ospedale della
Pieta (1678-1682). He then returned to Germany to serve as Kapellmeister
at the Wolfenbuttel court. He was a distinguished composer of both
sacred vocal works and instrumental music. His compositions were well
known in Germany and helped to advance the acceptance of the northern
Italian styles.
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