Andreas Berger (composer)
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Andreas Berger was a German composer whose works featured in the collection of J. S. Bach. He was son-in-law of the English emigre musician William Brade
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William Brade
William Brade was an English composer, violinist, and viol player of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, mainly active in northern Germany. He was the first Englishman to write a canzona, an Italian form, and probably the first to write a piece for solo violin.-Biography:Little is known...
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Works, editions, and recordings
- Eight Part Canon in the Eighth Mode for Two Double Reed Quartet Choirs.
- Berger, Andreas: »Da pacem Domine & c. ... Deo ter opt. maximo, regi regum, Domino exercituum, principi pacis ...«. Augsburg: Johann Ulrich Schönig, 1635. Konzert zu 10 Stimmen in 2 Chören (SSATB/SATBB). On Friedens-Seufftzer und Jubel-Geschrey - Music for the Peace of WestphaliaPeace of WestphaliaThe Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
. Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen dir. Manfred CordesManfred CordesManfred Cordes is a German conductor of early music, musicologist and teacher. He is currently professor at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen.- Publications :...
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