- Daniel Gottlob Türk
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Daniel Gottlob Türk (10 August 1750 – 26 August 1813) was a notable composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period.
Born in Claußnitz, Saxony, Türk studied organ under his father and later under Johann Adam Hiller.[1] It was Hiller who recommended Türk for his first professional position at Halle University, in Halle, Germany. Türk later went on to become Director of Music at Halle University in 1779, and became the University's professor of music theory and acoustics in 1809. [2] While at Halle, Türk published his treatise On the Role of the Organist in Worship which is still occasionally reprinted.
Several of Türk's dances and minuets for the piano are still popular today. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching guide for the keyboard.
Teaching
Türk was first taught music by his father, and later studied with Gottfried August Homilius in Dresden, who was a pupil of Johannes Sebastian Bach. Türk was a gifted teacher in his own right, with students such as Hermann Uber and Karl Traugott Zeuner.
References
External links
- Free scores by Daniel Gottlob Türk in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)
- Free scores by Daniel Gottlob Türk at the International Music Score Library Project
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