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Portrait of Gottfried Reiche (1727) “Oil on canvas, 85 x 71.5 cm” [Stadtgeschichtliche Museum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany] -- Elias Gottlob Haussmann (German; 1695 - 1744)
Portrait of Trompestist and Composer Gottfried Reiche (German; 1667 - 1734)
Gottfried Reiche was Senior City Musician and First Council Musician of Leipzig, but above all the most important trumpeter for Johann Sebastian Bach. The Thomas Cantor wrote a number of compositions for the gifted wind player, which today are among the most important pieces in music literature. The Christmas Oratorio with its sophisticated and famous trumpet parts is one of them. Rich sudden death on October 6, 1734 after the exhausting outdoor performance of the homage cantata "Prize your luck, blessed Saxony" went down in the Leipzig annals.
The portrait was done for the occasion of Reiche's 60th birthday in 1727. In it, he holds a coiled natural trumpet in his right hand and in his left hand, he holds a sheet of music manuscript on which is written a short "abblasen" or fanfare. The musical notes are depicted accurately on the painting, and the fanfare has been transcribed and performed by several artists. It has also served for many years as the theme music to the USA television show CBS Sunday Morning.
Source: La Tromba Music
Elias Gottlob Haussmann is mostly known for his portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1746)
Portrait of Gottfried Reiche (1727) “Oil on canvas, 85 x 71.5 cm” [Stadtgeschichtliche Museum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany] -- Elias Gottlob Haussmann (German; 1695 - 1744)
Portrait of Trompestist and Composer Gottfried Reiche (German; 1667 - 1734)
Gottfried Reiche was Senior City Musician and First Council Musician of Leipzig, but above all the most important trumpeter for Johann Sebastian Bach. The Thomas Cantor wrote a number of compositions for the gifted wind player, which today are among the most important pieces in music literature. The Christmas Oratorio with its sophisticated and famous trumpet parts is one of them. Rich sudden death on October 6, 1734 after the exhausting outdoor performance of the homage cantata "Prize your luck, blessed Saxony" went down in the Leipzig annals.
The portrait was done for the occasion of Reiche's 60th birthday in 1727. In it, he holds a coiled natural trumpet in his right hand and in his left hand, he holds a sheet of music manuscript on which is written a short "abblasen" or fanfare. The musical notes are depicted accurately on the painting, and the fanfare has been transcribed and performed by several artists. It has also served for many years as the theme music to the USA television show CBS Sunday Morning.
Source: La Tromba Music
Elias Gottlob Haussmann is mostly known for his portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1746)