Adam Krieger
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| Born | 7 January 1634 |
| Died | 30 June 1666(aged 32) |
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Adam Krieger(7 January 1634 – 30 June 1666) was a German composer. Born inDriesen,Neumark,he studiedorganwithSamuel ScheidtinHalle.He succeededJohann Rosenmülleras organist atLeipzig'sNikolaikirche(1655–57) and founded the city'sCollegium Musicumbefore settling for the rest of his career as court organist inDresden.[1]
Krieger composed and versified numerous songs. His fame rests on his pioneering role in the development of the soloLied.His first collection of songs appeared in 1657; they are marked by simple folk-like melodies. His second collection ofArien(1667) survives and has been published in vol. 19 ofDenkmäler deutscher Tonkunst.His most famous song is "Nun sich der Tag geendet hat" (English: "Now the day has ended" ), which may be found in the hymnal of the Lutheran church.[2]
Adam Krieger is unrelated to the later German composersJohann Philipp KriegerandJohann Krieger.
References
[edit]- ^|John Madison Brown (1977).Adam Krieger, Poet.Johns Hopkins University. p. 31.
- ^Krieger, Adam (1634, 1666)Musicalion Music-Library
External links
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- Free scores by Adam Kriegerat theInternational Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)
- Free scores by Adam Kriegerin theChoral Public Domain Library(ChoralWiki)
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