Jeremiah Dencke
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Jeremiah Dencke was born October 2, 1725 in Langenbielau, Silesia
and died May 28, 1795 in Bethlehem
, Pennsylvania
. He emigrated to the American colonies in 1761. Jeremiah Dencke was a Moravian
and one of the first American composers.
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
and died May 28, 1795 in Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He emigrated to the American colonies in 1761. Jeremiah Dencke was a Moravian
Moravians (ethnic group)
Moravians are the modern West Slavic inhabitants of the historical land of Moravia, the easternmost part of the Czech Republic, which includes the Moravian Slovakia. They speak the two main groups of Moravian dialects , the transitional Bohemian-Moravian dialect subgroup and standard Czech...
and one of the first American composers.
List of works
- Meine Seele erhebet dem Herrn
- Gehet in dem Geruch Seines Brautigams-Namens
- Gesegnet bist du, sein Volk
- Meine Herz dichtet ein feines Lied
Discography
- Flowering Of Vocal Music In America 1767-1823
- Lost Music Of Early America - The Moravians
- Christmas in Early America (1994)
- Giuseppe Martucci (1995)
- America Sings, Volume I: The Founding Years (1995)