Daniel Gottlob Türk
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Daniel Gottlob Türk was a notable composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period
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Born in Claußnitz
, Saxony
, Türk studied organ under his father and later under Johann Adam Hiller. It was Hiller who recommended Türk for his first professional position at Halle University
, in Halle
, Germany
. Türk later went on to become Director of Music at Halle University in 1779, and became the University's professor of music theory and acoustics in 1809. While at Halle, Türk published his treatise On the Role of the Organist in Worship which is still occasionally reprinted.
Several of Türk's dances and minuets for the piano are still popular today. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching guide for the keyboard.
in Dresden
, who was a pupil of Johannes Sebastian Bach. Türk was a gifted teacher in his own right, with students such as Hermann Uber
and Karl Traugott Zeuner.
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
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Born in Claußnitz
Clausnitz
Clausnitz is a village in the municipality of Rechenberg-Bienenmühle in the Saxon district of Mittelsachsen. It lies in the Eastern Ore Mountains, in the valley of the Rachel, a tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. Clausnitz emerged during the clearings of the 12th century...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Türk studied organ under his father and later under Johann Adam Hiller. It was Hiller who recommended Türk for his first professional position at Halle University
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
, in Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Türk later went on to become Director of Music at Halle University in 1779, and became the University's professor of music theory and acoustics in 1809. While at Halle, Türk published his treatise On the Role of the Organist in Worship which is still occasionally reprinted.
Several of Türk's dances and minuets for the piano are still popular today. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching guide for the keyboard.
Teaching
Türk was first taught music by his father, and later studied with Gottfried August HomiliusGottfried August Homilius
Gottfried August Homilius was a German composer, cantor, and organist. He was the main representative of the empfindsamer style....
in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, who was a pupil of Johannes Sebastian Bach. Türk was a gifted teacher in his own right, with students such as Hermann Uber
Hermann Uber
Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber was a German composer, who also served as the cantor of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden....
and Karl Traugott Zeuner.