David Elias Heidenreich
David Elias Heidenreich (21 January 1638 – 6 June 1688) was a German poet, dramatist, librettist and translator of the Baroque era.
Biography[]
Born in Leipzig, he was the son of the prominent lawyer Tobias Heidenreich and his wife, who was a daughter of the famous poet and printer . Although Heidenreich followed his father into a legal career, his poetic talent soon revealed itself. After his father's death, he spent 13 years in Dresden in the home of Bürgermeister (mayor) and poet .
Later he attended the Gymnasium in Halle. In 1655 he registered as a student at the faculty of law in Wittenberg, where he earned a living through translation work and occasional poetry. After completing his studies he went to work at the court in Weißenfels, where he made a career in the court and consistory administrations, and where his numerous theatrical works were premiered.
The composer David Pohle, a pupil of Heinrich Schütz, was Kapellmeister at the Saxon courts of Halle and Weißenfels. Heidenreich provided him with the libretti for a number of the Singspiel operas that he composed.[1] Heidenreich's 1665 Geistliche Oden (Sacred Odes) were also set to music by Pohle.
In 1672 Heidenreich became a member of the Fruitbearing Society, under the name der Willige ("the Willing"). He died in Weißenfels in 1688.
Works[]
Selected works include:
- Horatz oder Gerechtfertigter Schwester-Mord, translation after Pierre Corneille (1662, Leipzig)
- Rache zu Gibeon, translation after Joost van den Vondel (1662, Leipzig)
- Geistliche Oden auf die fürnehmsten Feste und alle Sonntage des gantzen Jahres (1665, Halle)
- Heyrath macht Friede, oder Der erkannte Tuisco. Trauer-Freuden-Spiel (1669, Halle)
- Der verliebte Mörder Herodes, der Große (1673, Halle)
References[]
- ^ Snyder.
Sources[]
- Snyder, Kerala J. "Pohle, David". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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