Short Name: | Friedrich Heinrich Himmel |
Full Name: | Himmel, Friedrich Heinrich, 1765-1814 |
Birth Year: | 1765 |
Death Year: | 1814 |
Born: November 20, 1765, Treuenbrietzen, Germany.
Died: June 8, 1814, Berlin, Germany.
Himmel studied theology at the University of Halle, but Friedrich Wilhelm II, impressed with his musical ability, sponsored his studies in Dresden under Johann Gottlieb Naumann. He was appointed chamber composer in 1792, and Kapellmeister in 1795. During his career, he toured Italy, Russia, Scandinavia, and central Europe, performing his operas. His works include:
Vasco da Gama (Berlin: 1801)
Frohsinn und Schwärmerey (Berlin: 1801 )
Fanchon das Leyermädchen (Berlin: 1804)
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Tunes by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (5) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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HARLON | Himmel (Composer) | 2 | |
HIMMEL | Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (Composer) | 5 | 55654 54322 76545 |
[Incline Thine ear, incline Thine ear to me] | F. H. Himmel, d. 1814 (Composer) | 2 | 53217 66666 51172 |
LIGHT OF THE WORLD (Himmel) | Himmel (Composer) | 6 | 31555 65535 17666 |
[Wie schön ist der Wechsel] | H. Himmel (Composer) | 2 | 53333 23543 32521 |