Elias Bronnemüller

Elias Bronnemüller (also Brunnemüller, Brunnenmüller, Bronmüller, Bronnemöller, Brunnemöller, * in the 17th century; † after 1712) was a North German composer. Little is known about Bronnemüller's life. Johann Mattheson referred to him as one of his teachers, who is said to have taught him around 1690. Mattheson also mentioned that Bronnemüller had been a pupil of Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti and Lonati. In 1703, Bronnemüller visited Arnhem, where he received employment, but a short time later he stayed in The Hague and then in Amsterdam, where he settled. There he was granted the privilege of publishing his own works on 21 June 1709. Bronnemüller published three collections of instrumental music in Amsterdam and Leeuwarden between 1709 and 1712. His works are in the Italian style of the time and correspond to North German taste. The sonatas follow the style of the church sonata with the movement sequence slow-fast-slow-fast, occasionally containing a dance movement. The harpsichord suites do not follow a standard model; they begin with a toccatina, followed by several dance movements. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)