Browsing by Author "Schaper, Anu"

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Editors' Preface
(Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia, 2020) Žanna Pärtlas; Schaper, Anu; Schaper, Anu, koostaja; Pärtlas, Žanna, koostaja
Lieder (fast) ohne Noten. Gelegenheitsdrucke Meders als sozialhistorische und musikalische Quellen
(Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia, 2020) Schaper, Anu; Schaper, Anu, koostaja; Pärtlas, Žanna, koostaja
From Riga, Tallinn (Reval), Gdańsk (Danzig) and Bremen around 20 printed examples of occasional works by Johann Valentin Meder (1649–1719) have survived. Few of these actually include music; however, the type and structure of the texts as well as some of the composer’s designations regarding genre reveal a varied corpus of work, ranging from Generalbassaria (strophic basso continuo aria) through concerto cum aria and dialogue to what Meder calls Cantata. The dedications, allusions in the texts and other details enable us to observe how Meder, as musician and man, positioned himself with respect to prospective patrons and the upper classes as well as towards music lovers. On one hand, the characteristics of the music, where it has survived, together with hints as to the nature of the music in others where it has not can shed some light on questions concerning the urban and corporate networks of Meder’s time. On the other, they enable us to make assumptions and draw conclusions about some of Meder’s other works not included in this corpus which have been preserved in manuscript.
Millist muusikat kirjutas Johann Valentin Meder Tallinnas? Mõtisklusi Mederi teoste dateeringute põhjal
(Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia, 2019) Schaper, Anu; Kõlar, Anu, koostaja
Few of the 26 extant compositions by Johann Valentin Meder (1649–1719) can be linked unequivocally to any one of his main places of activity, namely Tallinn (1674–83), Gdańsk (1687–99) and Riga (1684–87 and 1699–1719). To draw conclusions about the work and activity of Meder in his different positions and locations it is first necessary to consider the dating of his compositions; only after this does it become possible to reach some general conclusions about his oeuvre. Two sacred pieces from Meder’s years in Tallinn, Ach Herr, straffe mich nicht (for which Johann Rosenmüller’s work of the same title would seem to have served as a model) and In principio erat verbum represent two trends which appear to have been rather characteristic of the composer’s early and middle works: sacred concertos and Latin pieces modelled on Roman patterns. However, the existence of the printed text of an occasional piece, the music for which has not survived, suggests that Meder’s oeuvre during his years in Tallinn may well have been more varied than his surviving works from the same period would suggest, and might already have included other more dramatic cantata-like compositions on mixed texts.
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(Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia, 2020) Pärtlas, Žanna; Schaper, Anu; Schaper, Anu, koostaja; Pärtlas, Žanna, koostaja