Anders von Düben the Younger
Anders von Düben the Younger | |
|---|---|
| Court Chapel Master | |
| Tenure | 1699–1726 |
| Predecessor | Gustaf von Düben the Younger |
| Successor | Francesco Uttini |
| Born | 28 August 1673 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 23 August 1738 (aged 64) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Family | Düben family |
| Spouses |
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| Issue | 14 (including Henrik Jakob and Joachim) |
| Father | Gustaf Düben |
| Occupation | Kapellmeister Organist |
Anders von Düben the Younger (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːdɛʂ fɔn dy:ʹbən]; 28 August 1673 – 23 August 1738) was a Swedish composer, Kapellmeister and Hofmarschall.[1] He was a member of the Düben family, which is noted for its role in the establishment of professional musical culture in Sweden.[2]
Early life
Anders von Düben was born into the Düben family,[3] a Swedish noble family known for its baroque music. He was the son of Gustaf Düben and Emerentia Standaert (d. 1679), thus of German and Dutch descent. His siblings included Joachim and Emerentia, who served as Queen Ulrika Eleonora's lady-in-waiting.[2]
Musical career
Düben studied in Paris during the 1690s, and acquired the position of court chapel master at the Swedish royal court orchestra in 1698.[1] Düben thereafter took office as chamberlain and hofmarschall.
Düben composed several works, encompassing both vocal and instrumental music. One of his documented compositions, Ballet de Narva, was written to celebrate the Battle of Narva and was performed in Stockholm in 1701.[4] Other compositions include Huru kort och ont är dock vårt liv,[5] and an opera,[6] but by 1726, Düben had given up all his musical works to devote his time in his responsibilities at court.[7]
Düben donated the so-called Düben collection to the Uppsala University Library. It contains music volumes dating from the 1640s onward, some of which were collected during the Grand Tour of his father, Gustaf Düben.[8] It is also one of the most important sources for music of the 17th century, notably holding copies of works by Dieterich Buxtehude, and including works by French, German and Italian composers.[9]
Family
"Düben married Ulrika Friedenreich in 1700, Hedvig Ulrika Fleming af Lieblitz in 1715, and Christina Sparwenfeld in 1718, the daughter of the linguist Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld.[10] He fathered 14 children, including Henrik Jakob, who served as Sweden's envoy to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Joachim, who became President of the Privy Council Chancellery of Sweden.
Düben was ennobled in 1707, and raised to baronial rang in 1719.[11][1] Joachim and Emerentia were also elevated to nobility at the same time.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Anders d.y. Düben, von - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b c Kjellberg, Erik (2010). The Dissemination of Music in Seventeenth-century Europe: Celebrating the Düben Collection : Proceedings from the International Conference at Uppsala University 2006. Bern: Peter Lang. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-0343-0057-5.
- ^ "Andreas Anders von Düben - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82359-3.
- ^ Durkin, Rachael (2020). The Viola d’Amore: Its History and Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-78365-4.
- ^ Henrikson, Alf (2013). Svensk historia (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 978-91-0-013656-7.
- ^ Skogh, Lisa (2017-07-05). Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts: Court Culture in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-55251-6.
- ^ Skogh, Lisa (2017). Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts: Court Culture in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-351-55252-3.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne (1998). Companion to Baroque Music. Oxford University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-19-816704-4.
- ^ Anrep, Gabriel (1858). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor (in Swedish). P. A. Norstedt u. Söhne. p. 633.
- ^ Hildebrand, Bengt (1945). "Düben, Düben von, släkt" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. p. 634.