Clamor Heinrich Abel
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Clamor Heinrich Abel was a German composer, violinist and organist.
Abel was born in Hünnefeld, Westphalia
, Germany
. He worked as a court musician in Köthen
, an organist in Celle
and from 1666, as a ducal chamber musician in Hanover
. From 1694, he was Obermusicus in Bremen and he remained at this post until his death at Bremen in 1696.
Among his most outstanding works are compositions for string orchestra and chamber music
. He composed a collection of 59 individual works under the title Erstlinge musikalischer Blumen. They included works for four instruments and basso continuo - allemandes, courantes, preludes, sarabandas and sonatinas. First they were published in three volumes in Frankfurt (1674, 1676, 1677) and later they were published together as Drei Opera musica (Brunswick, 1687).
He was the father of the violist and violinist Christian Ferdinand Abel
and grandfather of the viol
virtuoso and composer Carl Friedrich Abel and Leopold August Abel
.
Abel was born in Hünnefeld, Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He worked as a court musician in Köthen
Köthen (Anhalt)
Köthen is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle.Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative center of the regional technical university Hochschule Anhalt which is especially strong in information...
, an organist in Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
and from 1666, as a ducal chamber musician in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
. From 1694, he was Obermusicus in Bremen and he remained at this post until his death at Bremen in 1696.
Among his most outstanding works are compositions for string orchestra and chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
. He composed a collection of 59 individual works under the title Erstlinge musikalischer Blumen. They included works for four instruments and basso continuo - allemandes, courantes, preludes, sarabandas and sonatinas. First they were published in three volumes in Frankfurt (1674, 1676, 1677) and later they were published together as Drei Opera musica (Brunswick, 1687).
He was the father of the violist and violinist Christian Ferdinand Abel
Christian Ferdinand Abel
Christian Ferdinand Abel was one of the most famous German Baroque violinists, cellists and especially viol virtuosos....
and grandfather of the viol
Viol
The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...
virtuoso and composer Carl Friedrich Abel and Leopold August Abel
Leopold August Abel
Leopold August Abel was a German violinist and composer. He was born in Köthen in 1717. He was the elder brother of Karl Friedrich Abel. He studied violin under Benda...
.
Works
- Erstlinge musikalischer Blumen
- Bataille D Major for 2 violins and basso continuo
- Sonata Sopra Cuccu for violin and basso continuo
- Folie d'EspagneFoliaLa Folia is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record. The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late folias, the earlier being faster.-History:The epithet 'Folia' has several meanings in music...
(1685)