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Johann Theile
12+ albums
baroquegermancomposergermanyearly music
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Johann Theile (July 29, 1646 – June 24, 1724) was a German composer of the Baroque era, famous for the opera Der erschaffene, gefallene und aufgerichtete Mensch, first performed in Hamburg on January 2, 1678. After studying Law in Leipzig and Halle, Theile took instruction in composition in Weißenfels. His teacher there was the great Heinrich Schütz, the most prominent German composer of the 17th century. Theile is believed to have been one of his last pupils, and is considered one of the most gifted among them. Between 1673 and 1675 he held the position of Court Kapellmeister for the Duke Christian Albrecht von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Some years later he held the position of Kapellmeister in Wolfenbüttel, where he commenced a musical apprenticeship to Johann Rosenmüller, who by this time had permanently returned to Northern Germany after having spent most of his career in Italy. He also worked in Naumburg, where he likewise held the position of Kapellmeister; Berlin, where he was active as a music teacher to the royal court; as well as Lübeck and Stettin, where he also served a music instructor. In 1673 he wrote his Matthäuspassion[1] (St. Matthew Passion) in Lübeck. In 1694, Theile returned from a stint as a musical advisor to the Duke of Zeitz to his home town of Naumburg, where he died in 1724. Theile’s compositions encompass Singspiels (German folk operas with spoken dialogue), Operas, Masses, Psalm settings, Passions (passion oratorios), Arias, Canzonettas, and
top songs
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Theile: Der Sionitin Wiegenlied: Nun, ich singe! Gott, ich knie
7262Theile: Gott, hilf mir
2173Nun ich singe, Gott ich knie
304Die Seele Christi heilige mich
255Schlaf, ich will dich sanfte wiegen
246Ach, daß ich hören solte
247Symphonia - Nun ich singe, Gott ich knie
228Schlaf mein Seelchen, ich will holen
229Was betrübst du dich meine Seele
2110Gott hilf mir, denn das Wasser gehet mir bis an die Seele
21albums
Chamber Music (German 17Th Century) - Becker, D. / Strungk, N.A. / Reincken, J.A. / Buxtehude, D. / Forster, K. / Theile, J. (Cordarte Ensemble)
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Himmelsmusik
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Theile: St. Matthew Passion
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Schop, J.: Paduana / Theile, J.: Die Seele Christi Heilige Mich / Fortsch, J.P.: Aus Der Tiefe … (Cantatas, Instrumental Works for Gottorp Palace)
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Schütz, Buxtehude, Krieger & Theile: Christmas Cantatas
Buxtehude, D.: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme / Schutz, H.: Die Geburt Unsers Herren Jesu Christi
Theile: Psalm Motets - Mass - Sonata
Theile: Weltlicher Arien und Canzonetten
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Buxtehude & Co.
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Jauchze, jubilier und singe (Choral music from the Eighteenth century)
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Schütz and his Legacy
Duben Delights