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'''Heinrich Finck''' (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a [[Germany|German]] [[composer]]. |
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'''Heinrich Finck''' (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a German [[composer]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stone |first1=Daniel Z. |title=The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795 |date=1 July 2014 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-80362-3 |page=110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AxETCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA110 |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He served as ''Kapellmeister'' first for Prince [[Alexander Jagiellon|Alexander of Lithuania, later King of Poland]], before living Poland in 1510. He worked in Stuttgart before becoming a member (and months before his death, the ''Kapellmeister'') the ''Hofkapell''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shrock |first1=Dennis |title=Choral Repertoire |date=2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-762240-7 |pages=113, 114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BpScEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA113 |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Research Chronicle |date=1985 |publisher=Royal Musical Association |page=68 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YPUvAQAAIAAJ |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He was the great-uncle of the music theorist and composer [[Hermann Finck]] (1527–1558).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cross |first1=Jennifer |title=Readings in the History of Music in Performance |date=1979 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-14495-9 |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0dm_fXNl0sC&pg=PA61 |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was probably born at [[Bamberg]], but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of [[Poland]] at [[Warsaw]]. He held the post of conductor at [[Stuttgart]] from 1510 |
He was probably born at [[Bamberg]], but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of [[Poland]] at [[Warsaw]]. He held the post of conductor at [[Stuttgart]] from 1510 until about 1514,<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Finck, Heinrich|volume=10|pages=353–354}}</ref> then was a composer at the [[Hofkapelle]] of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Maximilian I]],{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}<!--Hoffmann-Erbrecht, in New Grove, says this is only a supposition made by Moser, though it is "probably correct" he was there for "a short time", but by March 1517 was in Mühldorf, Bavaria, where he had probably been in the service of Cardinal Matthäus Lang since 1516. Who claims he was in Maximilian's service at the same time?--> from 1519(?) at the [[Chapter (religion)|chapter]] in [[Salzburg]], and in 1527 ''Hofkapellmeister'' of [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Ferdinand I]] in Vienna, where he died. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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[[File:Rec-finck-mus.jpg|thumb|The tenor part of Finck's ''Mein herzigs G'', published in [[Nuremberg]] in 1536]] |
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| ⚫ | His works, mostly part songs and other vocal compositions, show great musical knowledge, and amongst the early masters of the German school he holds a high position. They are found scattered amongst ancient and modern collections of songs and other musical pieces.<ref>R. Eitner, ''Bibliographie der Musiksammelwerke des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts,'', Berlin, 1877</ref> The library of [[Zwickau]] possesses a work containing a collection of fifty-five songs by Finck, printed about the middle of the 16th century. |
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| ⚫ | His works, mostly part songs and other vocal compositions, show great musical knowledge, and amongst the early masters of the German school he holds a high position. They are found scattered amongst ancient and modern collections of songs and other musical pieces.<ref>R. Eitner, ''Bibliographie der Musiksammelwerke des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts,'', Berlin, 1877</ref> The library of [[Zwickau]] possesses a work containing a collection of fifty-five songs by Finck, printed about the middle of the 16th century.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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| NAME = Finck, Heinrich |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1444 or 1445 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 9 June 1527 |
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 15 November 2023
Heinrich Finck (1444 or 1445 – 9 June 1527) was a German composer.[1] He served as Kapellmeister first for Prince Alexander of Lithuania, later King of Poland, before living Poland in 1510. He worked in Stuttgart before becoming a member (and months before his death, the Kapellmeister) the Hofkapell.[2][3]
He was the great-uncle of the music theorist and composer Hermann Finck (1527–1558).[4]
Biography
[edit]He was probably born at Bamberg, but nothing is certainly known either of the place or date of his birth. Between 1492 and 1506 he was a musician in, and later possibly conductor of the court orchestra of successive kings of Poland at Warsaw. He held the post of conductor at Stuttgart from 1510 until about 1514,[5] then was a composer at the Hofkapelle of Emperor Maximilian I,[citation needed] from 1519(?) at the chapter in Salzburg, and in 1527 Hofkapellmeister of Emperor Ferdinand I in Vienna, where he died.
Works
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His works, mostly part songs and other vocal compositions, show great musical knowledge, and amongst the early masters of the German school he holds a high position. They are found scattered amongst ancient and modern collections of songs and other musical pieces.[6] The library of Zwickau possesses a work containing a collection of fifty-five songs by Finck, printed about the middle of the 16th century.[5]
Recordings
[edit]The German vocal ensemble group "Stimmwerck" has recorded a CD of vocal works by Finck, including his "Missa Dominicalis"; and the Josquin Capella another including his "Missa Ave Preclara".
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stone, Daniel Z. (1 July 2014). The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795. University of Washington Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-295-80362-3. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Shrock, Dennis (2022). Choral Repertoire. Oxford University Press. pp. 113, 114. ISBN 978-0-19-762240-7. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Research Chronicle. Royal Musical Association. 1985. p. 68. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Cross, Jennifer (1979). Readings in the History of Music in Performance. Indiana University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-253-14495-9. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finck, Heinrich". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 353–354.
- ^ R. Eitner, Bibliographie der Musiksammelwerke des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts,, Berlin, 1877
External links
[edit]- Free scores by Heinrich Finck in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Heinrich Finck at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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