David Elias Heidenreich (21 January 1638 ? 6 June 1688) was a German poet, dramatist, librettist and translator of the Baroque era .

Biography [ edit ]

Born in Leipzig , he was the son of the prominent lawyer Tobias Heidenreich and his wife, who was a daughter of the famous poet and printer Gregor Ritzsch . Although Heidenreich followed his father into a legal career, his poetic talent soon revealed itself. After his father's death, he spent 13 years in Dresden in the home of Burgermeister (mayor) and poet Christian Brehme .

Later he attended the Gymnasium in Halle . In 1655 he registered as a student at the faculty of law in Wittenberg , where he earned a living through translation work and occasional poetry. After completing his studies he went to work at the court in Weißenfels , where he made a career in the court and consistory administrations, and where his numerous theatrical works were premiered.

The composer David Pohle , a pupil of Heinrich Schutz , was Kapellmeister at the Saxon courts of Halle and Weißenfels. Heidenreich provided him with the libretti for a number of the Singspiel operas that he composed. ^[1] Heidenreich's 1665 Geistliche Oden (Sacred Odes) were also set to music by Pohle.

In 1672 Heidenreich became a member of the Fruitbearing Society , under the name der Willige ("the Willing"). He died in Weißenfels in 1688.

Works [ edit ]

Selected works include:

• Horatz oder Gerechtfertigter Schwester-Mord , translation after Pierre Corneille (1662, Leipzig)
• Rache zu Gibeon , translation after Joost van den Vondel (1662, Leipzig)
• Geistliche Oden auf die furnehmsten Feste und alle Sonntage des gantzen Jahres (1665, Halle)
• Heyrath macht Friede, oder Der erkannte Tuisco. Trauer-Freuden-Spiel (1669, Halle)
• Der verliebte Morder Herodes, der Große (1673, Halle)

References [ edit ]

Sources [ edit ]

• Snyder, Kerala J. "Pohle, David" . Grove Music Online . Oxford University Press . Retrieved 11 February 2012 .

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