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and fugue with Jadassohn, and horn with
Gumbert of the Gewandhaus orchestra. In
Leipzig he belonged to the coterie of Liszt
champions of which men like Siloti, Friedheim,
Dayas, and Krausewere members, and frequently
visited that master in "Weimar. From 1886 to
1889 he lived in associating much
with his friend and fellow-countryman Mac-
Dowell, and falling under the influence of Raff.
He then took up a residence in Vevey, Switzerland,
where he still lives, having spent one year
(1891-92) in the United States as teacher at
the New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston. In Vevey he turned his thoughts for
a time to water-colour painting, and founded
the SoeUti Vaudoise des Aquarellistes, having
become discouraged by the failure of American
composers to find recognition in their native
land. Of Mr. Strong's published pieces the
most important are two for soli, male cborus,
and orchestra : Wie ein fahrender Hornist sich
ein Land erblies,' op. 26, and Die ' verlassene
Miihle,' op. 30, and a symphony entitled 'Sintram,'
based on de la Motte Fouqu^'s romance
as well as a Choralvorspiel, are in MS. in Berlin.
In the Wolfenbiittel Library is an autograph
MS. of music for five voice and eight instrumental
parts, composed in June 1671, 'Musikalischer
Gliickwunschender Zuruff (Kommt und
sehet die Wercke des Herrn) als . . . Rudolphus
Augustus, Herzog zu Braunschweig und Liineburg
in der Erbhuldigungsstadt Braunschweig
den Gottesdienst in der Kirchen zum Briidem
erstesniahls beigewolmt. ' His son,
Nicolas Adam Strxtkgk, or Strunck, was
born at Celle in November 1640. He studied
music with his father, Delphin Strungk, and
at the age of twelve was acting as organist
at the Magnuskirche, Brunswick. Later he
entered Helmstadt University, and worked there
for some years, taking violin lessons in tJie
vacations from Schnittelbach of Liibeck. In
1660 he was appointed first violin in the
Wolfenbiittel Hofkapelle, but changed subsequently
to a similar post at Celle, with a yearly
salary of 200 thalers. In 1665 he joined the
Hofkapelle of the Elector Johann Friedrich of
Hanover.
About this time he paid his first visit to
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Theseus,' Semiramis, ' '
of tliat name and Diirer's famous print ' Ritter,
Tod und Tenfel.' A symphonic poem Undine
' Vienna, and played the violin before the Emperor
and a symphony ' In den Bergen ' have been Leopold I. In 1678 he was appointed director
successfully played at home and abroad. A of music in Hamburg, where a great effort was
considerable number of cliamber music-pieces, being made to foster German musical talent, so
two American Sketches ' ' for violin solo and orchestra,
long overshadowed by Italian influences. There
a short dtamatic cantata, arrangements he wrote and produced many operas : Der
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for four hands pianoforte of some of Bach's gliickselig-steigende Sejanus, ' and Der ungliicklich
' organ works, songs, instrumental solos, etc.,
- fallende Sejanus' in 1678, the German
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H. e. k. libretto by Christ. Richter being adapted from
STROUD, Charles, born about 1705, was the Italian of Nicola Minato
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educated as a chorister of the Chapel Royal Tochter Cecrops,' ' Doris,' and ' Alceste ' in 1680;
under Dr. Croft. After quitting the choir he
and ' Floretto in 1683.
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officiated as deputy organist for his instructor Friederich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, when
and became organist of Whitehall Chapel. He visiting Hamburg, tried to secure Strungk's services
died April 26, 1726, and was buried in the west
as capellmeister, but this was not allowed,
cloister of Westminster Abbey. He is known Hanover having a prior claim. The Elector
as a composer by his beautiful anthem, Hear
' Ernst August appointed Strungk chamber organist,
my prayer, God,' included in Page's Harmonia
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and presented him to a canonry at
Sacra.' w. H. H. Einbeck, and eventually Strungk accompanied
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STRUNGK, Delphin, was bom 1601, and him to Italy and remained there some time. It
died 1694 at Brunswick. He was a capable was at Rome that the meeting between Strungk
organist, and held posts successively at the and Corelli took place, so graphically described
Wolfenbiittel Hauptkirche, 1630-32 ;
at Celle, by Hawkins (ed. 1875, vol. ii. p. 676). Strungk
and at the church of St. Martin, Bninswick. again visited Vienna, this time playing on the
In a complimentary dedication to the Burgomaster
of Brunswick of his work on music From 1682 to 1686 he remained a member of
clavier before the Emperor with much success.
published in 1652, Conrad Matthaei alludes to the Hanover Hofliapelle, but on Jan. 26, 1688,
•der sehr beriihmte Organist, Herr Delphin Johann Georg II. of Saxony appointed him
Strungk' (Vogel, HancLschr. zu Wolfenbiittel, Kammerorganist and Vice-capellmeister to the
1890, p. 182).
Dresden Hofkapelle, with a salary of 500 thaler.
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Strungk composed music for the organ—an He was the successor of Carlo Pallavicini, who
example is printed in Ritter's GescMchte des died on Jan. 29, leaving an unfinished opera
Orgelspiels, 1884, ii. 207, a Choralvorspiel in which Strungk was asked to complete. The
4-part writing ' Lass mich dein sein Dr. Max libretto was by Pallavioini's son Stefano.
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Seiffert {jublished two more. In a Liineburg Strungk apparently contributed the music to the
MS. there are six of these organ arrangements third act, and the opera, L'Antiope, ' ' was performed
four times in Feb. 1689, at Dresden.
(Prof. Junghans, Bach als Schuler, 1870)
other compositions for voices with instruments. Strungk seems to have suffered at Dresden from
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