Concerto À 5 Nr. 7 G Moll Für Oboe Concertato Streichorchester Und Basso Continuo Ii. Arioso Con Affetto - Music

Concerto À 5 Nr. 7 G Moll Für Oboe Concertato Streichorchester Und Basso Continuo Ii. Arioso Con Affetto by Johann Wilhelm Hertel

Johann Wilhelm Hertel

Artist Biography For Johann Wilhelm Hertel

Johann Wilhelm Hertel 9 October 1727 – 14 June 1789 Was A German Composer Harpsichord And Violin Player. He Was Born In Eisenach Into A Family Of Musicians. His Father Johann Christian Hertel 1697-1754 Was Konzertmeister From 1733 And Director Of Music At The Eisenach Court While His Grandfather Jakob Christian Hertel Ca. 1667-Ca. 1726 Had Been Kapellmeister In Oettingen And Later Merseburg. At An Early Age Johann Wilhelm Accompanied His Father An Accomplished Viol Player On Tour At The Harpsichord. He Also Learned The Violin Which He Studied With Franz Benda. In 1742 He Came With His Father To Mecklenburg-Strelitz Where He Was Active Playing Both Instruments. Among His Pupils There Was Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch 1736-1800 . After Further Music Studies In Zerbst And Berlin Hertel Moved To The Duchy Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Where He Made A Successful Career Initially As Principal And Later Becoming Court Composer And Likewise Undertaking Teaching. During The Reign Of Duke Christian Ludwig II Hertel Wrote Primarily Representative Instrumental Music While During The Reign Of His Successor Friedrich Called 'the Pious' He Focused On Sacred Music. In 1770 He Was Appointed Court Counsellor And Served Also As Private Secretary To Princess Ulrike. He Died At Schwerin. Hertel Wrote A Great Number Of Symphonies Solo Concertos Harpsichord Sonatas Songs Hymns Cantatas And Oratorios. He Is Considered An Important Representative Of The 'emotional Style' Of The German Pre-Classic.