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Johan Daniel Berlin (born 12 May 1714, Memel, Prussia – 4 November 1787, Trondheim, Norway) was a German-born Norwegian rococo composer and organist, remembered as one of the founders of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[1]

Engraving of Johan Daniel Berlin on a locket from 1786. Now at Ringve Museum.
Engraving of Johan Daniel Berlin on a locket from 1786. Now at Ringve Museum.

Life


He was born in Memel (now Klaipėda, Lithuania). At the age of nineteen, he came to Copenhagen, starting out as an apprentice to the privileged town musician there, Andreas Berg. In 1737, he became the privileged town musician in Trondheim. In 1741, he became organist of the Nidaros Cathedral (1741–1787) and Vår Frue Church (1752–1761). In addition, he held the positions as captain of the fire brigade and inspector of the water-works,[2] practiced as an architect, land-surveyor, artisan, constructor and maker of instruments, made a series of meteorological, geomagnetic, and astronomical observations, and was for 38 years an active member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[3]

He allegedly composed many works, but only a few of his compositions have been preserved. His book, Musicaliske Elementer (Musical Elements), printed in Trondheim in 1744, was the first Norwegian textbook on the theory of music and instruments.[4]

His son was Johan Henrich Berlin.


List of compositions



Works for cembalo


  1. Dances (composed with his son, Johan Heinrich Berlin)[2]
  2. Sonata in D minor
  3. Allegro
  4. Aria
  5. Minuet, no. 15, no. 18, no. 40, no. 45, no. 48, no. 49.

Works for orchestra


  1. Symphony no. 1 in D major
  2. Symphony no. 2 in D major
  3. Symphony no. 3 in D major
  4. Violin concerto in A major
  5. Sinfonia for cornetto and strings in D major

References


  1. Kari Michelsen, Ed., Johan Daniel Berlin (Ringve Museums Skrifter, vol. 4; Trondheim: Strindheim Trykkeris Forlag, 1987).
  2. Musikkmanuskriptene etter Johan Daniel Berlin og Johan Henrik Berlin Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 November 2014
  3. N.J.Nielsen. "Videnskabernes literatur i det nittende aarhundrede". Illustreret norsk literaturhistorie.
  4. Christopher Hogwood, "The Copenhagen Connection," Archived 2010-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Fund og Forskning, vol. 46 (2007), pp. 105-143.

Literature






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[de] Johan Daniel Berlin

Johan Daniel Berlin (* 12. Mai 1714 in Memel; † 4. November 1787 in Trondheim, Norwegen) war ein dänisch-norwegischer Komponist und Organist.
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