Türk, Daniel
Period: Classic
Born: Monday, August 10, 1750 in Clausnitz, Germany
Died: Thursday, August 26, 1813 in Halle, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
The Shepherds of Bethlehem (Cantata from 1782)
Many piano works
Theory texts:
Von dem wichtigsten Pflichten eines Organisten (1787)
Clavierschule (1789)
Kurze Anweisung zum Generalbass-spielen (1791)
Other Information:
Daniel Gottlob Türk was a German theorist and composer. His father was a professional musician and was his first teacher. He was later a student of J. A. Hiller. He was active in Dresden, Leipzig, and Halle. In 1806 Halle University granted him a doctorate in theory and made him a professor. He was known in his time for theoretical treatises, works for pianoforte, and a cantata "The Shepherds of Bethlehem" (1782).
Essay contributed by:
Steven G. Estrella
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Rosen, Charles, The Classical Style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, W. W. Norton & Company, March 1997, ISBN: 0393040208
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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