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Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (some authorities use the spelling Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer) (c.1656 August 27, 1746) was a German Baroque composer. Johann Nikolaus Forkel ranked Fischer as one of the best composers for keyboard of his day;[1] however, partly due to the rarity of surviving copies of his music, his music is rarely heard today.

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
Born
Schönfeld (Czech: Krásno nad Teplou [de])
BaptisedSchlackenwerth [de] (Czech: Ostrov nad Ohří [cs]), Royal Bohemia, Austria
Died
Rastatt, Margravial Baden
Occupationorganist, composer, court chapel master [de]
EraBaroque
Known forbringing many French elements through Jean-Baptiste Lully (his instructor) into music

Life


Fischer seems to have been of Bohemian origin, possibly born at Schönfeld, but details about his life are sketchy. Fischer was baptized and spent his youth in Schlackenwerth, north-west Bohemia.

The first record of his existence is found in the mid-1690s: by 1695 he was Kapellmeister to Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden, and he may have remained with the court until his death in Rastatt.


Works


Much of Fischer's music shows the influence of the French Baroque style, exemplified by Jean Baptiste Lully, and he was responsible for bringing the French influence to German music. Fischer's harpsichord suites updated the standard Froberger model (Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue); he was also one of the first composers to apply the principles of the orchestral suite to the harpsichord, replacing the standard French ouverture with an unmeasured prelude. Both Bach and Handel knew Fischer's work and sometimes borrowed from it.

Many compositions by Fischer were published during his lifetime. These published pieces include:

Evidence exists of numerous lost works, among them an opera in Italian style, miscellaneous chamber works, court music and keyboard pieces.


References


  1. Forkel/Terry 1920/2011, pp. 10–11
  2. Comments made by harpsichordist William Porter during a 23 April 2006 performance of the Uranie suite at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

Sources




About the composer and his music
Scores
  1. Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar (2001). Walter, Rudolf. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47805.

На других языках


[de] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (* 6. September 1656 in Schönfeld (heute Krásno) bei Falkenau an der Eger (heute Sokolov); † 27. August 1746 in Rastatt) war ein deutscher Komponist, Organist, Kapellmeister und Musikpädagoge des Barock.[1][2][3][4]
- [en] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

[es] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (Alemania, c. 1656 - Rastatt, Alemania, 27 de marzo de 1746), compositor y teclista alemán del Barroco. Conocido por ser el máximo representante de lullianismo en Alemania y por haber influenciado con sus obras al compositor Johann Sebastian Bach.



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