Friedrich Wilhelm Birnstiel


Friedrich Wilhelm Birnstiel was an 18th-century German music publisher known for publishing two volumes of four-part chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach in the 1760s.

Publications

Friedrich Wilhelm Birnstiel was active as a publisher and editor of music between 1753 and 1782.

''Oden mit Melodien''

Oden mit Melodien was published in two volumes:
The volumes contained works by Johann Friedrich Agricola, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach, Franz Benda, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Carl Heinrich Graun, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Christian Gottfried Krause, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Christoph Nichelmann and Johann Joachim Quantz.

Libretto of Graun's ''Der Tod Jesu'' cantata

In 1755 Birnstiel published Karl Wilhelm Ramler's libretto of Carl Heinrich Graun's cantata Der Tod Jesu. The music of this Passion setting was published five years later by Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf.

''Kritische Briefe über die Tonkunst''

The were published from 1759 to 1764, edited by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, who was also the author of most of the letters in this collection. They were published in three volumes:
Musikalisches Allerley von verschiedenen Tonkünstlern :
Contains compositions by, among others, Johann Friedrich Agricola, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach,, Jean-François Dandrieu, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Carl Heinrich Graun, August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Christian Gottfried Krause, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Christoph Nichelmann, Johann Joachim Quantz, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Friedrich Wilhelm Riedt, Johann Heinrich Rolle,,, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Georg Christoph Wagenseil,.

''Johann Philipp Kirnbergers Clavierübungen mit der Bachischen Applicatur''

Johann Philipp Kirnbergers Clavierübungen mit der Bachischen Applicatur were published in four volumes from 1761 to 1766:
Descriptions of painting collections, both published in 1763:
Kirnberger's Construction der gleichschwebenden Temperatur was published in 1764.

''Kleine Sing- und Spielstücke fürs Clavier''

The Kleine Sing- und Spielstücke fürs Clavier von verschiedenen Meistern volumes contained mostly material that had already been published before, for instance as examples in Marpurg's Kritische Briefe:
The first volume of Johann Sebastian Bachs vierstimmige Choralgesänge was published in 1765, and the second volume in 1769. Each volume contained 100 chorale harmonisations, most of them by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Adlung's ''Musica mechanica organoedi'' and ''Musikalisches Siebengestirn''

's Musica mechanica organoedi and Musikalisches Siebengestirn were published in 1768.

''Berlinisches litterarisches Wochenblatt''

Editions of the Berlinisches litterarisches Wochenblatt were grouped in volumes:
Drey Sonaten, fürs Clavier: als Doppelstücke für zwo Personen mit vier Händen by was published in 1782.