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Georg Caspar Schürmann
Person · male · Holy Roman Empire · Idensen · born 1672 · died 1751 · recording since 2021
German composer
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Also known as ゲオルク・カスパー・シュールマン
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1670s
1750s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: Nimm das Opfer unserer Hertzen / Canatas
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography309 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1316721819
Biography
Georg Caspar Schürmann (1672 (or early 1673), in Idensen bei Neustadt am Rübenberge – 25 February 1751, in Wolfenbüttel) was a German Baroque composer. His name also appears as Schurmann and in Hochdeutsch as Scheuermann.
Life
Schürmann studied music, including voice, in his native Lower Saxony. By 1693, he was singing at the Oper am Gänsemarkt as a young alto. In 1694 he composed a cantata for the inauguration of the Castle Salzdahlum in Wolfenbüttel. In 1697, he went to Lüneburg (about 50 km southeast of Hamburg) for a guest performance. His singing there so impressed Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that the Duke hired him on the spot. From 1702 to 1707 he was principal conductor and composer for the Meiningen Court Orchestra. In 1707 Schürmann officially succeeded Reinhard Keiser as Cammer-Componist (court composer). He served the court of Brunswick, with but a few brief interruptions, for 54 years until he died at the age of 79.
Work
Schürmann wrote over thirty operas, many of which have not survived. His music was characterized by harmonic richness, careful contrapuntal elaboration, flexible handling of form and theatrically effective delineation of characters. Among his operas were:
Salomon, in einem Singespiel. (Libretto: Anton Ulrich (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel)). Wolfenbüttel, o.J. [1697?]
Daniel, in einem Sing-Spiel. (Libretto: Christian Knorr von Rosenroth). Braunschweig 1701
Telemaque. (Libretto: Johann Beer). Naumburg 1706
L'amor insanguinato oder Holofernes. (Libretto: Joachim Beccau). Braunschweig 1716.
Die Pleiades oder das Siebengestirne. (Libretto: Friedrich Christian Bressand). Braunschweig 1716 (und Wolfenbüttel 1735)
Der Edelmühtige Porsenna. (Libretto: Friedrich Christian Bressand). Wolfenbüttel 1718
Heinrich der Vogler. (Libretto: Johann Ulrich König). Wolfenbüttel 1718 (u.ö.)
Die getreue Alceste in einer Opera. (Libretto: Johann Ulrich König). Braunschweig 1719 (u.ö.)
Ludovicus Pius oder Ludewig der Fromme. (Louis the Pious). Braunschweig 1726
Clelia, in einer Opera vorgestellet. (Libretto: Friedrich Christian Bressand). Braunschweig 1730
Procris und Cephalus, in einer Opera. (Libretto: Friedrich Christian Bressand). Wolfenbüttel 1734
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -270 | 2.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
Nimm das Opfer unserer Hertzen / Canatas
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:01:55
1Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 1, Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!2:522Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 2, I gott, der sein Zion nicht vergisst2:233Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 3, So wollen wir dir, Herr1:234Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 4, Das Licht, das vormals4:085Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 5, Auch die nun unter ihren Schatten4:026Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!: No. 6, Auf! Jauchzet, lobsinget dem König der Ehren!2:197Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 1, Nimm das Opfer unsrer Herzen5:078Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 2, Des Jahres neuer Lauf1:079Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 3, Deinen reichen Vatersegen4:3410Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 4, Des Landes höchstes Glück2:2811Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 5, Erhöre unser sehnlichs Flehen3:0512Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 6, So recht! Der Himmel schenkt uns1:0913Nimm das Opfer unserer Herzen: No. 7, So lebe beglücket der weiseste Vater5:2214Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 1, Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger2:2915Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 2, Hier irret die Vernunft1:5816Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 3, Der die Welt beweget1:5217Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 4, Da die Zeit erfüllet war2:5018Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 5, Beherrscher aller Welt2:3619Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 6, Ich zittre fast hierob!1:1120Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 7, Was soll doch dieser Tausch?1:1421Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 8, Ach ja! Die teure Lieb2:4822Siehe, eine Jungfrau ist schwanger: No. 9, So sei dann, werter Hort4:58
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Georg Caspar Schürmann head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -270 | 2.1th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Caspar_Sch%C3%BCrmannbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q317821 · MusicBrainz: cf074c2b-936c-4f23-8442-b0e6faceec67
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