Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Illustration — Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and "Wir pflügen und wir streuen", and the Christmas carol "Ihr Kinderlein kommet".
Also recorded as J. A. P. Schulz
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

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- Born
- 1747 · Lüneburg.
- Died
- 1800 · Schwedt/Oder.
- Nationality
- Germany · Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · musicologist · music theorist · writer · independent publisher · theatre manager · chapelmaster
- Fields
- opera
- Teachers
- Johann Kirnberger
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and "Wir pflügen und wir streuen", and the Christmas carol "Ihr Kinderlein kommet".
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Life
Life
Schulz was born in Lüneburg, where he attended St. Michaelis school from 1757 to 1759 and then the Johanneum from 1759 to 1764. In 1765, he was the student in Berlin of composer Johann Kirnberger (who was a pupil of Bach), and then taught in Berlin himself. In 1768 Kirnberger recommended Schulz for the position of music teacher and accompanist to the Polish Princess Sapieha Woiwodin von Smolensk. Schulz traveled with her for 3 years throughout Europe, where he came into contact with many new musical ideas. He served as the conductor of the French Theatre in Berlin from 1776 to 1780 and from 1780 to 1787 he was the Kapellmeister of Prince Henry in Rheinsberg. Schulz then went on to serve as Court Kapellmeister in Copenhagen from 1787 to 1795 before returning to Berlin. He died in Schwedt. Schulz wrote operas, stage music, oratorios, and cantatas, as well as piano pieces and folk songs; he also wrote articles on music theory for Johann Georg Sulzer's (1720–1779) Allgemeine Theorie der schönen Künste in four volumes.
For piano
For piano
• Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 1, 1778 • Sonata, Op. 2, 1778
Lieder
Lieder
• Gesänge im Volkston, 1779 • Lieder im Volkston, 1782, 1785, 1790. • Chansons Italiennes, 1782
Operas
Operas
• Clarissa, operetta, Berlin 1775 • La fée Urgèle, comédie avec ariettes, 1782 • Aline, reine de Golconde, Rheinsberg 1787 • Høstgildet, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1790 • Indtoget, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1793 • Peters bryllup, Syngespil, Copenhagen 1793
Incidental music
Incidental music
• Music for Athalie by Jean Racine, Rheinsberg 1785
Church music
Church music
• Maria und Johannes, 1788 • Kristi død, 1792 • Des Erlösers letzte Stunde, 1794 • 4 Hymns, 1791–1794
Life and career
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1747
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz born at Lüneburg.
1800
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz died at Schwedt/Oder.
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Lüneburg.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q706221: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
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- “Johann Abraham Peter Schulz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 5510660-2, Musik- und Kunstschule „Johann Abraham Peter Schulz“ der Stadt Schwedt/Oder.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 5510660-2, Musik- und Kunstschule „Johann Abraham Peter Schulz“ der Stadt Schwedt/Oder.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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