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'''Nicolaus Bruhns''' (1665-1697) | '''Nicolaus''' (or '''Nikolaus''') '''Bruhns''' (1665-1697) was a German organist and composer working in Husum. | ||
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== Life == | |||
Nicolaus Bruhns was born between December 3 and 24, 1665, in Schwabstedt, around 15 kilometers south-east from Husum, where his father (maybe a student of [[Franz Tunder]]) was working as organist. He likely began learning music from his father, and in 1681 he moved to Lübeck to study the viola da gamba, violin, organ and composition. | |||
His teacher [[Dietrich Buxtehude]] advised him to go to Kopenhagen. Nothing is known about Bruhns's time there, which started in 1686...perhaps he was a student of [[Christian Geist]]. | |||
On March 30, 1689, Nicolaus Bruhns became the organist at the state church in Husum. | |||
In 1740, [[Johann Mattheson]] wrote a curious tale in which Bruhns played his violin while sitting at the organ, playing the pedals and the violin at the same time. | |||
Bruhns passed away on March 29, 1697, at only 31 years old. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
[[File:Bruhns great em.jpg|thumb|right|The first page of the Prelude in E Minor by [[Nicolaus Bruhns]]]] | |||
The organ works by Bruhns survive in the following sources: | |||
* The [[Möller Manuscript]], which contains the Preludium in E Minor, copied by [[Johann Christoph Bach]]<ref>{{NdS2 2009}} 535.</ref> (as well as a fragment of the Preludium in G Major). | |||
* The [[Schmahl Organ Tablatures]] (and a 19th-century copy of it), containing the Prelude in E Minor. | |||
* A collection of four manuscripts which are all descendants of a fifth, [[B-Bc 26659]] written by [[Johann Friedrich Agricola]]. Each manuscript contains the Preludium in G Major and a version of ''Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'' with more ornamentation inserted by Agricola. | |||
** An ostensibly more original copy of ''Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'' is found in the [[Johann Gottfried Walther]] manuscript [[D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 802]]. | |||
* [[DK-Kk mu 7503.0234]], which includes a fragment of another preludium. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Surviving works by Nicolaus Bruhns | |+ Surviving organ works by Nicolaus Bruhns | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Source(s)<ref> | ! Source(s)<ref>Beckmann, Klaus (editor). ''Nicolaus Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke.'' Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule 13. [earlier edition, not including Brunckhorst] Mainz: Schott, 2004.</ref> !! Title !! Incipit | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Möller Manuscript]] f.97v-100r | |||
|[[ | |||
|Praeludium in E Minor, Groß | |Praeludium in E Minor, Groß | ||
|<score>{\relative e' { r8 e16 e' dis fis, gis d' cis }}</score> | |<score>{\relative e' { r8 e16 e' dis fis, gis d' cis }}</score> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Schmahl Organ Tablatures]]<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 30147]] p.25-29 | ||
|Praeludium in E Minor, Kleine | |Praeludium in E Minor, Kleine | ||
|<score>{\clef bass \key e \minor \relative e { \repeat tremolo 2 { e16 g } \repeat tremolo 2 { fis16 a } \repeat tremolo 2 { g16 b } \repeat tremolo 2 { a16 c } }}</score> | |<score>{\clef bass \key e \minor \relative e { \repeat tremolo 2 { e16 g } \repeat tremolo 2 { fis16 a } \repeat tremolo 2 { g16 b } \repeat tremolo 2 { a16 c } }}</score> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[Möller Manuscript]] f.54v<br>[[B-Bc 26659]] f.25r-27v<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 2683]] f.26v-29v<br>[[D-B Am.B 462]] p.56-63<br>[[D-B Am.B 430]] p.56-63<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 2681/1]] f.28v-32r | ||
|Praeludium in G Major | |Praeludium in G Major | ||
|<score>{<< \relative g'' { r16 g fis e d c b a b} \\ \relative b' { r8 r16 g fis e d c d } >>}</score> | |<score>{<< \relative g'' { r16 g fis e d c b a b} \\ \relative b' { r8 r16 g fis e d c d } >>}</score> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[DK-Kk mu 7503.0234]] f.8v-9r | ||
|Adagio in D Major (Frag.) | |Adagio in D Major (Frag.) | ||
|<score>{\key d \major << \relative a' { r8 a d c c4. bes8 bes2*1/2 } \\ \relative d' { r2 d2 d2*1/2 } \\ \\ \relative a' { r2 a2~a4 } >>}</score> | |<score>{\key d \major << \relative a' { r8 a d c c4. bes8 bes2*1/2 } \\ \relative d' { r2 d2 d2*1/2 } \\ \\ \relative a' { r2 a2~a4 } >>}</score> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[D-B | |[[D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 802]] p.162-175<br>''Ornamented:''<br>[[B-Bc 26659]] f.28r-30r<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 2683]] f.30r-35r<br>[[D-B Am.B 462]] p.64-75<br>[[D-B Am.B 430]] p.64-75<br>[[D-B Mus.ms. 2681/1]] f.32v-38v | ||
|Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland | |Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland | ||
|<score>{\clef alto \relative g { g2 g fis bes a4 }}</score> | |<score>{\clef alto \relative g { g2 g fis bes a4 }}</score> | ||
|} | |} | ||
In 2006, the ''Prelude in G Minor'' which had previously been attributed to Bruhns was found to have been similarities with [[Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst]] by [[Dietrich Kollmannsperger]] (see [[Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst#Prelude in G Minor]]). Following this, the number of fully-extant known präludia by Bruhns was reduced back to 3. | |||
== Editions == | == Editions == | ||
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Listed in Chronological order: | Listed in Chronological order: | ||
* [[Alexandre Guilmant]], editor. ''Choral: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland''. Ecole Classique de L'orgue. Paris: Durand, 1900. <ref> | * [[Alexandre Guilmant]], editor. ''Choral: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland''. Ecole Classique de L'orgue. Paris: Durand, 1900. <ref>{{IMSLP|177215}}, accessed 21 July, 2023.</ref> | ||
(Ornamented) | (Ornamented) | ||
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* [[Fritz Stein]], editor. ''Nicolaus Bruhns: Gesammelte Werke.'' Erbe deutscher Musik. Zweite Reihe, Landschaftsdenkmale. Schleswig-Holstein und Hansestädte; vol. 1-2. Braunschweig: H. Litolff, 1939. | * [[Fritz Stein]], editor. ''Nicolaus Bruhns: Gesammelte Werke.'' Erbe deutscher Musik. Zweite Reihe, Landschaftsdenkmale. Schleswig-Holstein und Hansestädte; vol. 1-2. Braunschweig: H. Litolff, 1939. | ||
Contains three Praeludia and ''Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland'' (ornamented). | Contains three Praeludia and ''Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland'' (ornamented), as well as all surviving cantatas by him. | ||
* [[Klaus Beckmann]], editor. ''Nikolaus Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke.'' Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1972. | * [[Klaus Beckmann]], editor. ''Nikolaus Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke.'' Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1972. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{NdS2 2009}} 531-545. | |||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 13 November 2024
Nicolaus (or Nikolaus) Bruhns (1665-1697) was a German organist and composer working in Husum.
Life
Nicolaus Bruhns was born between December 3 and 24, 1665, in Schwabstedt, around 15 kilometers south-east from Husum, where his father (maybe a student of Franz Tunder) was working as organist. He likely began learning music from his father, and in 1681 he moved to Lübeck to study the viola da gamba, violin, organ and composition.
His teacher Dietrich Buxtehude advised him to go to Kopenhagen. Nothing is known about Bruhns's time there, which started in 1686...perhaps he was a student of Christian Geist.
On March 30, 1689, Nicolaus Bruhns became the organist at the state church in Husum.
In 1740, Johann Mattheson wrote a curious tale in which Bruhns played his violin while sitting at the organ, playing the pedals and the violin at the same time.
Bruhns passed away on March 29, 1697, at only 31 years old.
Works
The organ works by Bruhns survive in the following sources:
- The Möller Manuscript, which contains the Preludium in E Minor, copied by Johann Christoph Bach[1] (as well as a fragment of the Preludium in G Major).
- The Schmahl Organ Tablatures (and a 19th-century copy of it), containing the Prelude in E Minor.
- A collection of four manuscripts which are all descendants of a fifth, B-Bc 26659 written by Johann Friedrich Agricola. Each manuscript contains the Preludium in G Major and a version of Nun komm der Heiden Heiland with more ornamentation inserted by Agricola.
- An ostensibly more original copy of Nun komm der Heiden Heiland is found in the Johann Gottfried Walther manuscript D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 802.
- DK-Kk mu 7503.0234, which includes a fragment of another preludium.
| Source(s)[2] | Title | Incipit |
|---|---|---|
| Möller Manuscript f.97v-100r | Praeludium in E Minor, Groß |  |
| Schmahl Organ Tablatures D-B Mus.ms. 30147 p.25-29 |
Praeludium in E Minor, Kleine |  |
| Möller Manuscript f.54v B-Bc 26659 f.25r-27v D-B Mus.ms. 2683 f.26v-29v D-B Am.B 462 p.56-63 D-B Am.B 430 p.56-63 D-B Mus.ms. 2681/1 f.28v-32r |
Praeludium in G Major |  |
| DK-Kk mu 7503.0234 f.8v-9r | Adagio in D Major (Frag.) |  |
| D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 802 p.162-175 Ornamented: B-Bc 26659 f.28r-30r D-B Mus.ms. 2683 f.30r-35r D-B Am.B 462 p.64-75 D-B Am.B 430 p.64-75 D-B Mus.ms. 2681/1 f.32v-38v |
Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland |  |
In 2006, the Prelude in G Minor which had previously been attributed to Bruhns was found to have been similarities with Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst by Dietrich Kollmannsperger (see Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst#Prelude in G Minor). Following this, the number of fully-extant known präludia by Bruhns was reduced back to 3.
Editions
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Note: "Three praeludiua" does not include the Prelude in G Minor.
Listed in Chronological order:
- Alexandre Guilmant, editor. Choral: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland. Ecole Classique de L'orgue. Paris: Durand, 1900. [3]
(Ornamented)
- Max Seiffert, editor. Organum IV vol. 8. Leipzig, Kistner & Siegel, undated
Contains three Praeludia only.
- Fritz Stein, editor. Nicolaus Bruhns: Gesammelte Werke. Erbe deutscher Musik. Zweite Reihe, Landschaftsdenkmale. Schleswig-Holstein und Hansestädte; vol. 1-2. Braunschweig: H. Litolff, 1939.
Contains three Praeludia and Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland (ornamented), as well as all surviving cantatas by him.
- Klaus Beckmann, editor. Nikolaus Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1972.
- Michael Radulescu, editor. Nicolaus Bruhns: Orgelwerke. Wien: Doblinger, 1993.
- Harald Vogel, editor. Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2008.[4]
- Klaus Beckmann, editor. N. Bruhns/A. M. Brunckhorst: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule 13. Mainz: Schott.[5]
References
Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 531-545.
- ↑ Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 535.
- ↑ Beckmann, Klaus (editor). Nicolaus Bruhns: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule 13. [earlier edition, not including Brunckhorst] Mainz: Schott, 2004.
- ↑ IMSLP177215, accessed 21 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.breitkopf.com, accessed 21 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.schott-music.com, accessed July 21, 2023.
