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Georg Gebel II
6+ albums
18th centurygerman
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Georg Gebel (25 October 1709 – 24 September 1753) was a German musician and composer. Gebel was born in Brieg, Silesia, to Georg Gebel the Elder, also a musician and composer. He studied music under his father, and in 1729 became second organist at the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Breslau, as well as Kapellmeister to the Duke of Oels. He joined Heinrich von Brühl's orchestra in Dresden in 1735, where he met Pantaleon Hebenstreit, the inventor of the pantalon, and learned to play that instrument. In 1747 he was appointed Kapellmeister to John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. He died in Rudolstadt in 1753. Gebel was a prolific composer. While in Breslau, he wrote a variety of instrumental and vocal music, and while in Rudolstadt, wrote 12 operas, two Passions, two Christmas cantatas, sets of cantatas for several years, more than 100 orchestra symphonies, partitas, concertos, and so on. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Mein Jesu A und O, der Anfrang und das Ende: Before the Sermon: Der Name des Herm ist ein festes Schloss (Chorus)
1,1732Begebet eure Leiber Zum Opfer: Before the Sermon: Aria: Das Haupt ist krank, das Herz ist matt (Soprano)
9353Mein Jesu A und O, der Anfrang und das Ende: Before the Sermon: Der Name des Herm ist ein festes Sc
7644Begebet eure Leiber Zum Opfer: Before the Sermon: Aria: Das Haupt ist krank, das Herz ist matt (Sop
6175Tombeau in C minor
416Mein Jesu A und O, der Anfrang und das Ende: Before the Sermon: Chorale: Mein Jesus A und O (All)
267Mein Jesu A und O, der Anfrang und das Ende: Before the Sermon: Der Name des Herm ist ein festes Sch
218Begebet eure Leiber Zum Opfer: After the Sermon: Entreisse mich der Lust der Welt (All)
189Begebet eure Leiber Zum Opfer: Before the Sermon: Begebet eure Leiber zum Opfer (Chorus)
1810Begebet eure Leiber Zum Opfer: After the Sermon: Nun, reiner Geist der Starke (All)
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