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Georg Ludwig Agricola (Composer)
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Born: October 25, 1643 - Grossen-Furra, Thuringia, Germany
Died: February 20, 1676 - Gotha, Thuringia, Germany |
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Georg Ludwig Agricola was a German composer of chamber music, etc. His father was a clergyman; he was brought up at Eisenach and Gotha and the universities of Wittenberg and Leipzig, and became Kapellmeister at Gotha in 1670.
Georg Ludwig Agricola composed Musikalische Nebenstunden for 2 violins, 2 violas am! bass; religious hymns and madrigals; sonatas and preludes, auf französische Art, etc. He died full of promise, but without accomplishing a style for himself. |
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Source: Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1952 Edition, by D. Franz Gehring)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2006) |
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Use of Chorale Melodies in his works |
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Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht for 12-18 voices/parts |
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht |
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