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'''Johann Nicolaus Hanff''' (1665-1711/1712) was a German organist and composer. He wasborn in Wechmar, Thuringia, and was active in Hamburg, Eutin and Schleswig.
'''Johann Nicolaus''' (or Nikolaus) '''Hanff''' (1665-1711/1712) was a German organist and composer. He wasborn in Wechmar, Thuringia, and was active in Hamburg, Eutin and Schleswig.
 
== Life ==
Hanff was baptized on September 26, 1664 in Gossel by Arnstadt, Thüringen.
 
Hanff's music teacher is not known. In 1668, he went to Hamburg. One of his students was [[Johann Mattheson]].
 
At the end of August 1711, Hanff was named the organist at the Schleswig cathedral after the death of [[Peter Scheidemann]].
 
Hanff likely passed away around 1711, as [[Johann Balthasar Elsner]] was appointed as his successor.


== Organ Works ==
== Organ Works ==
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| [[D-B Mus.ms. 22541/1]] p.158-159<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2]] p.109 || <nowiki>[/1]</nowiki> Helfft mir gottes Güte preisen / J. N. H.<br><nowiki>[/2]</nowiki> Helfft mir Gottes Güte preisen / J. N. Hanff. || <score><< \relative g { \clef alto r4 g d' e f4. 8  } \\ \relative d { R1 r4 d  } >></score> || || <ref name="b"></ref>
| [[D-B Mus.ms. 22541/1]] p.158-159<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2]] p.109 || <nowiki>[/1]</nowiki> Helfft mir gottes Güte preisen / J. N. H.<br><nowiki>[/2]</nowiki> Helfft mir Gottes Güte preisen / J. N. Hanff. || <score><< \relative g { \clef alto r4 g d' e f4. 8  } \\ \relative d { R1 r4 d  } >></score> || || <ref name="b"></ref>
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| RUS-KAu<ref>Beckmann: "Universitätsbibliothek Königsberg"</ref> Gotthold 15839 || Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit || <score><< \relative a' { \clef alto a4. b8 c4 c d e } \\ \relative a { r4 a4~8 g f e d4 cis } \\ \relative e' { r4 e4 e a8 g f4 e } \\ \relative c' { r4 c4~c8 b a4^~ a1*1/2 } >> </score> || || <ref name="b"></ref>
| [[RUS-KAu Mus. ms. Gotthold 15839]] || Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit || <score><< \relative a' { \clef alto a4. b8 c4 c d e } \\ \relative a { r4 a4~8 g f e d4 cis } \\ \relative e' { r4 e4 e a8 g f4 e } \\ \relative c' { r4 c4~c8 b a4^~ a1*1/2 } >> </score> || || <ref name="b"></ref>
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The first edition of ''Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit'' was in ''Choralvorspiele alter Meister, ...'' edited by [[Karl Straube]] and published by C.F. Peters in 1907. The source of this edition (likely also a J.G. Walther copy) has been lost, it was held in the university library in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
The first edition of ''Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit'' was in ''Choralvorspiele alter Meister, ...'' edited by [[Karl Straube]] and published by C.F. Peters in 1907. The source of this edition (likely also a J.G. Walther copy) has been lost, it was held in the university library in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
== Analysis ==
[[File:PPN79292276X 00000118.jpg|thumb|''Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen'' in [[D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2]]]]
=== Klaus Beckmann<ref>{{NdS2 2009}} 252.</ref> ===
[[Klaus Beckmann]] stated that Hanff's surviving choral works are oriented in the formal style of the simple choral works by [[Dietrich Buxtehude]], but Hanff arrives at interesting different conclusions by using a high level of linear and harmonic thoughts to produce colorful and expressive musical sentences.


== References ==
== References ==
[[Klaus Beckmann|Beckmann, Klaus]] (editor), ''Johann Nicolaus Hanff: 7 Choralbearbeitungen''. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel Nr.8085, 1980.
[[Klaus Beckmann|Beckmann, Klaus]] (editor), ''Johann Nicolaus Hanff: 7 Choralbearbeitungen''. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel Nr.8085, 1980.


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{{NdS2 2009}} 251-252.
 
[[Category:Composers|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:German Composers|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:Baroque Composers|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:Organists|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:German Organists|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:Baroque Organists|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:Baroque|Hanff, Johann]][[Category:German|Hanff, Johann]]

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Johann Nicolaus (or Nikolaus) Hanff (1665-1711/1712) was a German organist and composer. He wasborn in Wechmar, Thuringia, and was active in Hamburg, Eutin and Schleswig.

Life

Hanff was baptized on September 26, 1664 in Gossel by Arnstadt, Thüringen.

Hanff's music teacher is not known. In 1668, he went to Hamburg. One of his students was Johann Mattheson.

At the end of August 1711, Hanff was named the organist at the Schleswig cathedral after the death of Peter Scheidemann.

Hanff likely passed away around 1711, as Johann Balthasar Elsner was appointed as his successor.

Organ Works

The organ works by Hanff are preserved in various manuscripts copied by Johann Gottfried Walther.

Organ Works by Hanff
Source Title Incipit Notes Ref.
Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.288-289 Ach Gott vom Himel sieh p / J. N. H.
<< \relative b { \clef alto b2 c4 b a e' e8 d c4 } \\ \relative e { s1 r2 e } >>
 [1]
Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.352 Auf meinen lieben Gott. / J. N. H.
<< \relative fis' { \key g \major r16 fis g a b fis g dis e2*1/2 } \\ \relative e { R2 r8 <e g>8 } >>
 [1]
Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.303-304 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. / J. N. H.
<<\relative g' { \clef alto R1 g2 g4 4 } \\ \relative c' { c2 c4 c g a8 b c4 b }>>
 [1]
Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.123-124 Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott / J. N. H.
\relative e { \time 4/2 \clef bass r2 e4. fis8 g2 gis a b }
 [1]
Frankenberger Walther Manuscript p.125 Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott. / J. N. H.
\relative e' { \time 4/2 \clef alto r2 e4. d8 cis2 c | b1*1/2\laissezVibrer }
 [1]
D-B Mus.ms. 22541/1 p.158-159
D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2 p.109		 [/1] Helfft mir gottes Güte preisen / J. N. H.
[/2] Helfft mir Gottes Güte preisen / J. N. Hanff.
<< \relative g { \clef alto r4 g d' e f4. 8 } \\ \relative d { R1 r4 d } >>
 [1]
RUS-KAu Mus. ms. Gotthold 15839 Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
<< \relative a' { \clef alto a4. b8 c4 c d e } \\ \relative a { r4 a4~8 g f e d4 cis } \\ \relative e' { r4 e4 e a8 g f4 e } \\ \relative c' { r4 c4~c8 b a4^~ a1*1/2 } >>
[1]

The first edition of Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit was in Choralvorspiele alter Meister, ... edited by Karl Straube and published by C.F. Peters in 1907. The source of this edition (likely also a J.G. Walther copy) has been lost, it was held in the university library in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).

Analysis

Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen in D-B Mus.ms. 22541/2

Klaus Beckmann[2]

Klaus Beckmann stated that Hanff's surviving choral works are oriented in the formal style of the simple choral works by Dietrich Buxtehude, but Hanff arrives at interesting different conclusions by using a high level of linear and harmonic thoughts to produce colorful and expressive musical sentences.

References

Beckmann, Klaus (editor), Johann Nicolaus Hanff: 7 Choralbearbeitungen. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel Nr.8085, 1980.

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 251-252.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Beckmann, 7 Choralbearbeitungen
  2. ↑ Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 252.
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