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Philippus Van Wichel
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Philip van Wichel (also Philippe van Wicchel; * baptized February 16, 1614 in Brussels, † buried July 8, 1675 ibid) was a composer, violinist and cornetto in the Spanish Netherlands. Life Philip Van Wichel began his career as a musician, as well as other members of his family, in Brussels "Musicians Guild Sint Job." From 1631 to 1637 he was a cornetto at the Church of Saint-Goriks. Thereafter, until his death, he was instrumentalist, violinist in the court orchestra in Brussels, where also appeared numerous Italian musicians. For this period he is noted in the payroll of the court, with a salary of 245 florins. As a member of the court orchestra, van Michel worked under music directors such as Johann Caspar Kerll. In the meantime, he has performed several times as extraordinarius, in the personal chamber music of the governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. Works 1678, drei Jahre nach seinem Tod, veröffentlichten Van Wichels Erben, einen Band mehrstimmiger frühbarocker Violinsonaten unter dem Titel „Fascilus dulcedinis unius, duorum, trium, quatuor et quinque instrumentorum“ Opusculum Primum (Op.1). Dieser Band enthält sieben Sonaten für jeweils eine, 2, 3, 4, 5 Violinen oder Zinken mit Generalbass und eine „Ciacogna“ für 2 Violinen und B.c. Drei weitere Sonaten finden sich im Codex Rost, in der französischen Nationalbibliothek. Die Sonaten zeigen den Einfluss des frühbarocken italienischen Stils von Giovanni Battista Buonamente oder Maurizio Cazzati