Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse

Christoph(er) Ernst Friedrich Weyse (5 March 1774 – 8 October 1842) was a Danish composer during the Danish Golden Age. Biography Weyse was born at Altona in Holstein, which was in a personal union with Denmark. He gained much interest in music in his hometown and Hamburg, where C. P. E. Bach was the municipal director of music. Works He was best known for his vocal works, which included numerous singspiele, Christmas carols, a setting of the Te Deum and of the Miserere, over 30 cantatas, Cantatas Unlike Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas, Weyse’s cantatas were designed to be played after the service, rather than used as liturgical music during the service. His Easter Cantata No. 1, , was written in 1836 and its words are based on works by poet Thomas Thaarup. The work premiered on 22 April in Trinitatis Church. Singspiel * (1809) * (1812) * (1816) * (1825) * (1827) * (1836) Songs * Julen har bragt velsignet bud (1841) References External links *“Opera Composers: W – Weyse, Christoph Ernst Friedrich”, OperaGlass, Stanford University *