JOHANN ADOLPH See also:

• JOHANN ADOLPH HASSE (1699-1783)

HASSE (1699-1783)  , See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German musical composer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BERGEDORF

Bergedorf near See also:

• HAMBURG

Hamburg, on the 25th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1699, and received his first musical See also:

• EDUCATION

education from his See also:

• FATHER

father . Being possessed of a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• TENOR (through Fr. and It. from Lat. tenor, holding on, course, sense of a law, tone)

tenor See also:

• VOICE (Fr. voix, from Lat. vox)

voice, he See also:

• CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

chose the theatrical career, and joined the operatic troupe conducted by Reinhard Keiser, in whose See also:

• ORCHESTRA (Fr. Orchestre; Ger. Kapelle, Orchester; Ital. Orchestra)

orchestra See also:

• HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERICK (1685–1759)

Handel had played the second See also:

• VIOLIN

violin some years before . See also:

• HASSE, JOHANN ADOLPH (1699-1783)

Hasse's success led to an engagement at the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre of See also:

• BRUNSWICK
• BRUNSWICK (Ger. Braunschweig)
• BRUNSWICK, KARL WILHELM FERDINAND, DUKE OF (1735-18o6)

Brunswick, and it was there that, in 1723, he made his debut as a composer with the See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera Antigonus . The success of this first See also:

• WORK

work induced the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke to send Hasse to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy for the completion of his studies, and in 1724 he went to See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples and placed himself under See also:

• PORPORA, NICCOLA [or NICCOLb] ANTONIO (1686—1767)

Porpora, with whom, however, he seems to have disagreed both as a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man and as an artist . On the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand he gained the friendship of Alessandro See also:

• SCARLATTI, ALESSANDRO (1659-1725)

Scarlatti, to whom he owed his first See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission for a See also:

• SERENADE (from Ital. serenata, Lat. serenus, bright; the Italian term being applied, partly by confusion with serus, late, and partly through the use of Serena—cf. Gr. ve?i7vri—as an epithet for the moon, to a form of courting music played at night in the

serenade for two voices, sung at a See also:

• FAMILY

family celebration of a wealthy See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant by two of the greatest singers of Italy, See also:

• FARINELLI (1705–1782)

Farinelli and Signora Tesi . This event established Hasse's fame; he soon became very popular, and his opera Sesostrato, written for the Royal Opera at Naples in 1726, made his name known all over Italy . At See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice, where he went in 1727, he became acquainted with the celebrated See also:

• SINGER, SIMEON (1846-1906)

singer See also:

• FAUSTINA, ANNIA GALERIA

Faustina Bordogni (born at Venice in 1700), who became the composer's wife in 1730 . The two artists soon afterwards went to See also:

• DRESDEN

Dresden, in compliance with a brilliant offer made to them by the splendour-loving elector of See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony, See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus II . There Hasse remained for two years, after which he again journeyed to Italy, and also in 1733 to See also:

• LONDON

London, in which latter See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city he was tempted by the aristocratic clique inimical to Handel to become the See also:

• RIVAL

rival and antagonist of that See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master . But this he modestly and wisely declined, remaining in London only See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long enough to superintend the rehearsals for his opera Artaserse (first produced at Venice, 1730) . All this while Faustina had remained at Dresden, the declared favourite of the public and unfortunately also of the elector, nor was her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband, who remained attached to her, allowed to see her except at long intervals . In 1739, after the See also:

• DEATH

death of Augustus II., Hasse settled permanently at Dresden till 1763, when he and his wife retired from court service with considerable See also:

• PENSIONS

pensions .

But Hasse was still too See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young to See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest on his laurels . He went with his family to See also:

• VIENNA (Ger. Wien; Lat. Vindobona)
• VIENNA, CONGRESS OF (1814-1815)

Vienna, and added several operas to the great number of his See also:

• WORKS

works already in existence . His last work for the See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage was the opera Ruggiero (1771), written for the See also:

• WEDDING

wedding of See also:

• ARCHDUKE (Lat. archidux, Ger. Erzherzog)

Archduke See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand at See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan . On the same occasion a work by See also:

• MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS1 (1756–1791)

Mozart, then fourteen years old, was performed, and Hasse observed " this youngster will surpass us all." By See also:

• DESIRE

desire of his wife Hasse settled at her birthplace Venice, and there he died on the 23rd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1783 . His compositions include as many as 120 operas, besides oratorios, cantatas, masses, and almost every variety of instrumental See also:

• MUSIC

music . During the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of Dresden by the Prussians in 176o, most of his See also:

• MANUSCRIPTS

manuscripts, collected for a See also:

• COMPLETE

complete edition to be brought out at the expense of the elector, were burnt . Some of his works, amongst them an opera Alcide al Bivio (1760), have been published, and the See also:

• LIBRARIES

libraries of Vienna and Dresden possess the See also:

• AUTOGRAPHS

autographs of others . Hasse's See also:

• INSTRUMENTATION

instrumentation is certainly not above the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low level attained by the See also:

• AVERAGE

average musicians of his See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, and his ensembles do not See also:

• PRESENT

present any features of See also:

• INTEREST

interest . In dramatic See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire also he was wanting, but he had a fund of See also:

• GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle and genuine See also:

• MELODY (Gr. ,ueXw3ia, a choral song, from name, tune, and gi6i, song)

melody, and by this fact his enormous popularity during his See also:

• LIFE

life must be accounted for . The two airs which Farinelli had to repeat every See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day for ten years to the See also:

• MELANCHOLY (Gr. µe)tayXotia, from µEtas, black, and Xotii, bile)

melancholy See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip V., were both from Hasse's works . Of Faustina Hasse it will be sufficient to add that she was, according to the unanimous See also:

• VERDICT (O. Fr. verdit, Lat. vere dictum, truly said, used in Late Latin in one word with its present significance)

verdict of the critics (including Dr See also:

• BURNEY, CHARLES (1726-1814)

Burney), one of the greatest singers of a time See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich in vocal artists . The See also:

• YEAR

year of her death is not exactly known .

Most probably it shortly preceded that of her husband .