Šimon Brixi

Czech composer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCzech composer
PlacesCzech Republic
wasMusician Composer Organist
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth28 October 1693, Vlkava
Death2 November 1735Prague (aged 42 years)
The details

Biography

Šimon Brixi (28 October 1693 – 2 November 1735) was a Czech composer. He was the father of František Brixi.

Life

He was born in Vlkava u Nymburka. In 1720 he began to study law in Prague. He did not complete his studies, devoting himself rather to music. His artistic activity was linked with the musical life in Prague. In 1727 Brixi accepted the position of teacher and choirmaster at the St. Martin Church in the Old Town of Prague. The precise date of his death is unknown, but the registration of his funeral bears the date 2 November 1735.

Style

His compositions were intended almost exclusively for a church choir. Only about 21 of his compositions have been preserved. He wrote offertoria, gradualia, Regina Coeli, Salve Reginas, requiems, litanies, Te Deums, and church cantatas. In some of his works Brixi also thematically elaborated folk spiritual music. He was also interested in Italian baroque music; some of his copies of Neapolitan church compositions are preserved in the church archive at Mělník. Brixi was also influenced by the church compositions of Jan Dismas Zelenka. He composed his works both on Czech and Latin texts.

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