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Christopher Meineke (né Christoph Meineke; 1 May 1782, Oldenburg – 6 November 1850, Baltimore) was an American organist and composer.

Life

Born in Oldenburg, he later moved to England around 1810 and eventually settled in Baltimore in 1820. Meineke's secular works were published by the Baltimore-based music printer, John Cole. As a composer, his alternative first names were Charles and Karl. Meineke was known for his interests in medieval and early Christian-themed composition, such as recreating Gloria Patri (Glory Be to the Father) or composing with the help of medieval era-evoking works by Felicia Hemans in a much more contemporary setting.

Compositions

• The Bird at Sea
• A New Instruction for the Piano Forte
• Works for the Fourth of July

Further reading

• Young, Carlton R. (1993). Companion to the United Methodist Hymnal. Nashville: Abingdon Press. p. 797. ISBN 0-687-09260-4.
• Bunker Clark, J., ed. (1977). Anthology of Early American Keyboard Music 1787-1830 Part 1. Middleton: A-R Editions. p. x. ISBN 9780895790989.

Notes

1. There is a conflicting report that Meineke came to America in 1800.
2. The literature was originally published in Madison; External link of A-R Editions; Page 10 from the introductory section of the literature.

References

1. Hinson, Maurice (2001-05-22). Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Third Edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0253109088.
2. Sanjek, Russell (1988-07-28). American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years Volume II: From 1790 to 1909. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0195364620.
3. Studwell, William Emmett (1996). The National and Religious Song Reader: Patriotic, Traditional, and Sacred Songs from Around the World. Haworth Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0789000996.
4. W. Finson, Jon (1997-07-03). The Voices that Are Gone: Themes in Nineteenth-Century American Popular Song. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0195354324.
5. Heintze, James R. (2015-05-07). The Fourth of July Encyclopedia. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 183. ISBN 978-1476608556.

External links

• Free scores by Christopher Meineke at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

• 1782 births
• 1850 deaths
• American male organists
• American composers
• Musicians from Baltimore
• 19th-century American musicians
• Organists from the Holy Roman Empire
• Immigrants to the United States
• 18th-century organists