About Anders von Düben the Younger
Lived 1673 – 1738 (aged 64). Anders von Düben the Younger was a Swedish composer, kapellmeister and organist.
Anders von Düben the Younger (; 28 August 167323 August 1738) was a Swedish composer, Kapellmeister and Hofmarschall. He was a member of the Düben family, which is noted for its role in the establishment of professional musical culture in Sweden.
Early life Anders von Düben was born into the Düben family, a Swedish noble family known for its baroque music. He was the son of Gustaf Düben and Emerentia Standaert (d. 1679), thus of German and Dutch descent. His siblings included Joachim and Emerentia, who served as Queen Ulrika Eleonora's lady-in-waiting. Other compositions include Huru kort och ont är dock vårt liv, and an opera, but by 1726, Düben had given up all his musical works to devote his time in his responsibilities at court.
Düben donated the so-called Düben collection to the Uppsala University Library. It contains music volumes dating from the 1640s onward, some of which were collected during the Grand Tour of his father, Gustaf Düben. It is also one of the most important sources for music of the 17th century, notably holding copies of works by Dieterich Buxtehude, and including works by French, German and Italian composers.
Family Düben married Ulrika Friedenreich in 1700, Hedvig Ulrika Fleming af Lieblitz in 1715, and Christina Sparwenfeld in 1718, the daughter of the linguist Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld. He fathered 14 children, including Henrik Jakob, who served as Sweden's envoy to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Joachim, who became President of the Privy Council Chancellery of Sweden.
Düben was first ennobled in 1707 and later raised to baronial rank in 1719.
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Who was Anders von Düben the Younger?
Swedish nobleman, musician, composer (1673–1738)
When was Anders von Düben the Younger born?
Anders von Düben the Younger was born on 28 August 1673 in Stockholm City.
When did Anders von Düben the Younger die?
Anders von Düben the Younger died on 23 August 1738 in Jakob and Johannes parish.
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Anders von Düben the Younger was a composer, kapellmeister and organist.
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Anders von Düben the Younger was Swedish.
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