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Johann Georg (Adam) Schürer (c. 1720 – 16 February 1786) was a German baroque composer. He worked as a church composer in Dresden for most of his life.

Biography

Schürer was born in Roudnice nad Labem. From 1746, he worked in Dresden. He composed five operas before 1748, when he was appointed a church composer. He retired in 1780 and died on 16 February 1786 in Dresden.

Operas

• Astrea placata ovvero La felicità della terra, (libretto Biaggio Campagnari), 7 October 1746 Warsaw; 29. Oct. 1746 Dresden, Mingottisches Theater
• La Galathea (libretto Pietro Metastasio), dramma per musica 2 Acts 8. Nov. 1746 Dresden, Mingottisches Theater
• Doris, ein musikalisches Schäferspiel in 2 parts 13. Feb. 1747 Dresden, Mingottisches Theater
• L'Ercole sul Termodonte (libretto Giacomo Francesco Bussani), dramma per musica 3 acts 19. July 1747 Dresden, Mingottisches Theater
• Calandro (libretto Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino), comedia per musica 3 acts (20. Jan. 1748 Dresden, Mingottisches Theater

References

1. ^ Härtwig, Dieter (2001). "Schürer, Johann Georg". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
2. ^ Eitner, Robert (1891), "Schürer, Johann Georg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 33, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 83

External links

• Free scores by Johann Georg Schürer at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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