Johann Christoph Kellner
Johann Christoph Kellner (15 August 1736 – 1803) was a German organist and composer. He was the son of Johann Peter Kellner.
Life
He was born in
Lutheran church
in 1772. He died there in 1803.
He wrote a
C. P. E. Bach
. Many of his works were popular in their own time, as demonstrated by their inclusion in several 18th-century collections.
Compositions
Concertos for piano or harpsichord
Published in Frankfurt:
- Op. 4: 1 concerto
- Op. 5: 3 concertos
- Op. 7: 3 concertos
- Op. 8: 3 concertos
- Op. 11: 1 concerto
Several more have been lost.
Organ and piano
- 3 Vor- oder vielmehr Nachspiele, 3 Fugen, 3 Choral-Vorspiele, im Trio mit dem Canto-firmo, Op. 14, pt. 1, for organ (Kassel)
- Orgel-Stücke von verschiedener Art, Op. 14, pt. 2, for organ (Kassel)
- Mein trautes Röschen, rondo for piano (Speyer, 1782)
- 31 neue Orgelstücke, Op. 17, pt. 1 (Speyer, 1789): 12 chorales for 2 keyboards and pedals
- Menuett, Fantasie, Fuge, Marche, Quartetto, for piano (Speyer, 1789)
- Sinfonia, for piano (Speyer, 1789)
- Neue Orgelstücke, Op. 17, pt. 2, for organ (Darmstadt, 1793)
- 14 Orgelstücke, bestehend in leichten Vor- und Nachspielen, zwischen neuen Choral-Vorspielen, Op. 20, pt. 1, for organ (Brunswick)
- Six fugues pour les Orgues ou le Clavecin, (Amsterdam, 1770)
- , for piano with violin; concerto, for piano with 2 violins, Op. 13 (Kassel)
- Sonata, for piano with violin and viola ad libitum, Op. 18 (Offenbach)
Vocal
Empfindsamkeit is apparent in his vocal writing. Some cantatas attributed to Johann Peter Kellner
may have been composed by him.
- Die Schadenfreude, Op. 10: Singspiel, C. F. Weisse (Kassel, 1782)
- Herr Bachus ist ein braver Mann, song, G. A. Burger (Berlin, 1914)
Sources
- Grove Music Onlineed. L. Macy (Accessed 13 June 2007)
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