Johann Philipp Krieger meticulously documented all compositions performed in the castle church, resulting in a 700-page list detailing about 2,150 cantatas by him.
Composer Biography
Johann Philipp Krieger was elevated to the nobility by Emperor Leopold I after a side trip to the court in Vienna.
Composer Biography
Johann Philipp Krieger, born in 1649, was the eldest of twelve children of a carpet maker and yarn dyer in Nuremberg.
Compositional Technique
The Sacred Concertos from 'Musicalischer Seelen-Frieden' by Johann Philipp Krieger feature flexible scoring for solo voice and two violins, with options to substitute voices or replace violins with thoroughbass on the organ.
Composer Biography
Johann Philipp Krieger's marriage in 1684 was to Rosine Helene, a relative of George Frideric Handel's family, and they had nine children.
Composer Biography
As a child, Johann Philipp Krieger was noted for his musical talent, able to play keyboard, reproduce melodies, and compose arias by age nine.
Composer Biography
During a study trip to Italy, Johann Philipp Krieger was granted the rare privilege of playing the organ in the papal chapel, a right usually denied to foreigners.
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