Johann Adam Reincken

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"The Musical Party" by Johannes Voorhout. Reincken is playing the harpsichord.

Johann Adam Reincken (?-1722) (also known as Jan Adam or Jan Adams) was a German organist and composer.

Life

The year of Reincken's birth is not known. It has been theorized to be 1623 or 1628, but, if true, this would mean that several events in his life were unusually late, such as the beginning of his musical study. There is evidence of someone named "Jan Reinse" being baptized in Deventer on 10 December 1643. "This date, too, is problematic, but it is at least consistent with the baptismal records of Adam Reincken's other children in 1639, 1640 and 1641,"[1]. He died in Hamburg in 1722.

Works

Lost manuscripts

The Fugue in G Minor and Toccata in G Minor do not appear in any remaining manuscripts.

Fugue in G Minor[2]

The Fugue in G Minor is known to have been located in D-DS Ms. Nr. 4061. This manuscript has been lost (it contained another fugue by Reincken as well), and only an incipit from a catalogue listing of it remains. However, one of the pieces had already been published by in Historischen Klavierkonzerten vol. 3 by Buchmayer.

Toccata in G Minor[3]

The Toccata in G Minor was published in Le parfait organiste by François Joseph Fétis in 1830. The manuscript that this piece is from is not known (the source of the manuscript is recorded as "dans les bibliotheques de plusieurs mateurs, en Allemagne"), as well as its fate, wether it has been destroyed or lost. Apparently this publication was almost entirely forgotten, as this piece was not included in any edition of the known keyboard works of Reincken, and this piece was revealed to Klaus Beckmann by Ewald Kooiman.

List

Keyboard works by Jan Adams Reincken
Source(s) Title Incipit Notes Ref.
Chorale Fantasias
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 802 p.38-56 Was kan uns kommen an für noth. á 2 Clav: et Pedal. J. Adam Reincke
<< \relative d' { r8 \clef treble d e fis g a b c | d2 } \\ \relative d { r4 r8 d e fis g a | b c d4 } \\ \relative g, { \clef bass g1 } >>
 [4] [5][3]
D-WRz Fol 49/11 (2)
D-Bhm RH 1152 p.1-19		 An Waßer flüßen Babylon. Sampt 2. Clavier et pedal. Joh. Adam Reincke
<< \relative c'' { \key f \major r2 c4~c16 bes a g | f4 f' e8 f16 e d8 e16 d } \\ \relative c' { c1 d2 c } >>
 [3][6]
Toccatas
Andreas-Bach Book f.45-48 Toccata
<< \relative d'' { \key g \major r16 d e fis g32 fis g fis g fis e fis g16 } \\ <g d' g'>1*1/2\laissezVibrer >>
 [5]
"Toccate"
\relative g' { <g d bes>1 <bes g d> }
 Original source lost. Based on edition by Fétis. [3]
Fugues
D-DS Ms. Nr. 4061 Fuga
\relative g' { \key f \major g4 r16 a bes c d a bes c d a bes c | bes8 g }
 This source is lost. Based on earlier editions [2]
Partitas
Andreas-Bach Book Partite diverse spora l'Aria: Schweiget mir von Weiber nahmem, altrimente chamata La Meyerin
<< \relative b' { \key g \major \clef alto b4. d8 a4 b | g4*1/2 } \\ \relative g { g4. g8~g8 fis g d | e4.*1/3 } \\ \relative fis' { s2 s4 r8 fis | r8 } \\ \relative d' { r8 d e b c d8~ d4 | r8 } >>
 18 partitas [5]
Andreas-Bach Book Ballet ex E.g.
\relative b' { \key g \major b8. e,16 b'8. 16 b4.~ b16 b | e8. }
 Theme, 10 variations [5]
Suites"
Möller Manuscript f.15v-17r Suite ex G♮
\relative d' { \set tieWaitForNote = ##t \key g \major \partial 4 r16 d e fis | g4~ g16 b,~ d~ g~ <g~ d b>4 g16 g fis e }
 Alamande, Courande, Sarabance, Gugue [5][7]
Möller Manuscript f.29r-31r Suitte ex C♮ di Joh. Ad. Reincke
\relative c'' { \partial 4 r16 c b a g f e d c4 }
 Allemand, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue [5][7]
S-Uu Ms. Ihre 285 Suite in E minor
<< \relative b' { \key g \major \partial 4 b4 b4. dis8 e4 a, b2*1/4 } \\ \relative e' { r4 <e g>2 s2 | r8 } >>
 Allemand, Courant, Sarabanda, Gigue
Only the Allemande and Sarabande carry the inscription: "J.A. Reinke", but there can be no doubt that the entire suite is by Reincken, especially since the Courante is a variation of the Allemande.		 [5]

Before the discovery of the manuscript copied by Johann Sebastian Bach, the only copy of An Wasserflüssen Babylon that was known was a copy by Johann Christoph Altnickol. Since Altnickol was Bech's son in law, it seems likely that he copied the piece directly from Bach's copy which we now have. Despite this possible connection, the Bach manuscript contains some important readings, such as this part in which the Altnickol copy has poorer imitation and is missing one measure:[8]

Altnickol copy[5]

<< \new PianoStaff << \new Staff \relative bes' { \key f \major R1 | r8 bes a g f g ees ees | d4 r4 r8 bes'4 a8\laissezVibrer } \new Staff << \relative bes' { \key f \major r8 bes a g f g ees ees | d4 c8 c d4 c8 bes | \clef bass a8 bes4 c8 bes8 d c4 } \\ \relative bes { s1 | s2 r8 bes a g | f g ees ees d4 ees8 f } >> >> \new Staff \with { \clef bass } \relative bes { \key f \major r2 r8 bes a g | f g ees ees d bes c4 | d8 g,4 a8 bes4 f } >>

Bach copy[8]

<< \new PianoStaff << \new Staff \relative bes' { \key f \major r2 r8 bes a g | f g ees ees d4 r4 | r8 bes' a g f g ees ees | d4 r4 r8 bes' a4\laissezVibrer } \new Staff << \relative bes' { \key f \major r8 bes a g f g ees ees | d8 bes' a g f g ees ees \clef bass d4 c8 c d4 c8 bes | a bes4 c8 f, d' c4 } \\ \relative bes { s1 | s1 | r2 r8 bes a g | f g ees ees d4 ees8 f } >> >> \new Staff \with { \clef bass } \relative bes { \key f \major R1 | r2 r8 bes a g | f g ees ees d bes c4 | d8 g,4 a8 bes4 f } >>

References

Apel, Willi (editor), Adam Reincken: Collected Keyboard Works. CEKM vol. 16, 1978.

Becklann, Klaus (editor), Joh. Adam Reincken: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1974.

Becklann, Klaus (editor), Johann Adam Reincken: Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Meister der Norddeutschen Orgelschule 11. Schott,

Beckmann, Klaus, Die Norddeutsche Schule. Teil II: Blütezeit und Verfall. Mainz: Schott, 2009. 224-237.

Grapenthin, Ulf, Reincken [Reinken, Reinkinck, Reincke, Reinicke, Reinike], Johann Adam [Jan Adams, Jean Adam]. Grove Music Online, accessed 11 August, 2023.

  1. ↑ Grapenthin
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beckmann, Breitkopf
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Beckmann, MdNO
  4. ↑ digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Apel, Willi
  6. ↑ RISM1001097128
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de, accessed 17 August, 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Beckmann (2009), 227.
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