Martin Körber

Martin Körber (born 5 Julijul / July 17 1817greg in Võnnu, Livonia, .. .. † 5 Apriljul / April 17 1893greg in Kuressaare, Saaremaa Island ) was a deutschbaltischer pastor, composer, poet and choirmaster in the Baltics.

Life

Georg Emil Martin Koerber was born the son of the pastor Eduard Philipp Körber (1770-1850) in the pastorate of Võnnu ( Wendau ) in Tartu county. His older brother was the Baltic German writer Carl Körber ( 1802-1883 ).

Körber attended the Gymnasium in Tartu ( Dorpat ). From 1837 to 1842, he studied Protestant theology at the University of Tartu, which at that time was called the Imperial University of Dorpat.

Körber worked from 1842 to 1845 as a school teacher in Kuressaare ( Kuressaare ) and from 1846 as a pastor in Anseküla ( Anseküll ) on the island of Saaremaa ( Osel ). In Anseküla he founded an Estonian choir, with whom he performed secular songs.

In July 1862 Körber organized with the local Estonian population a choir performance in the castle of Kuressaare. On 21 May 1863, he co-organized on the peninsula Sõrve ( Sworbe ) a large secular song festival with 60 singers and 500 listeners. It was one of the first song festivals in the area of present-day Estonia.

1873 Körber retired. In Kuressaare, he settled as a local historian. He died there in 1893. He is buried in the village Kudjape in the rural community Kaarma.

Work

The Estophile Körber had great influence on the emergence of Estonian singing tradition. He composed many works for choir singing. His song books with self-written works contain over 1,000 religious and secular songs in German and Estonian languages ​​. Among the most famous pieces, which still enjoy great popularity in Estonia include Vaikne kena kohakene, Mu isamaa armas, Ma olen väike karjane Kus on mu kallis isamaa? and Kiigu, liigu, laevukene. As models he used the German, mainly sentimental songs of that time. The prints of Körber's songs were widespread among the Estonian population.

1846 Körber published the Catechism ONSA Lutterusse Katekismusse rama, ärraselletud. The work was long in use. It experienced 57 editions and was printed more than 300,000 times. Besides wrote Körber stories, prayer books, memoirs, research on the mythological legendary figure Suur Tõll and as a member of the Society for customer Oesels local history and historical treatises. The 900 -page opus Oesel then and now first appeared in 1887 in print and extensively covered the story of Saaremaa ( three volumes, 1887-1915 ). In 1885 was published Koerbers building blocks to a story Oesels.

Song Collections Martin Körber

• Sörvema löuke ehk 30 mönnusat Laulo (1862 )
• Sarema laulik, üks mönnus luggemisse rama nore yes wanna rahvale (1864 )
• Laulud Sõrvemaalt, withme healega ( Volume I, 1864, Volume II 1867)
• Sarema Kuldnok, ilmaliku laulude koggu nore yes wanna Rahwa melejahhutuseks (1879 )