Carl Friedemann

Carl Berthold Ulrich Friedemann ( born April 29, 1862 in Mücheln at Merseburg, † April 9, 1952 in Bern ) was a German -Swiss composer, conductor and musician.

Even as a small boy he was taught piano and violin. He studied music in Halle ( Saale) and the court conductor Emil Büchner in Erfurt. The Orchestra of the Reuniontheaters in Erfurt he conducted from 1883 to 1885. In the meantime he had learned to play the clarinet. He joined in Erfurt in the music corps of the 3rd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 71. He also continued his musical education, found an opportunity to engage in a soloist in concerts as a violinist and pianist. He also worked as a conductor of various choirs and choral societies. In 1888 he composed as a tribute to the dying Emperor, the now famous Kaiser Friedrich -Marsch. On November 5, 1890, he put the military bandmaster exam at the Academy of Music in Berlin.

On September 20, 1891 he was appointed conductor of the military band of the 5th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 113 in Freiburg im Breisgau. He worked here 21 years and his fame as a conductor and composer had long gone beyond the country's borders. In 1901 he was appointed Royal Kapellmeister and 1906 Royal Music Director. In January 1912 Carl Friedemann was with his regimental band at Café goiter in Freiburg im Breisgau his farewell concert. For health reasons, he left in 1912, the military band, but his musical career did not end with it.

A new commitment waited in Bern, Switzerland, on him. There he took over the leadership of the city of Bern music and led the orchestra to a considerable level. Friedemann was the city of Bern music not entirely unknown, but he belonged to the Swiss Federal Music Festival 1906 in Freiburg the jury, which gave the town music in the first category in the first rank the first gold laurel. With this band he traveled to Germany, France, Italy and Spain. When he retired in 1933, he has also made his conducting position at the disposal. In 1935 he was appointed professor for his outstanding achievements in the music. He founded in Bern also has a self-published as well as a music school.

Friedemann wrote symphonic music, chamber music, choral works and songs. Of course, his oeuvre also includes Blasorchesterwerke, such as 140 marches.

Works

Works for Orchestra

  • Symphony No. 1
  • Symphony No. 2
  • Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra

Works for wind

  • Swiss composer
  • Composer ( brass bands )
  • Swiss musician
  • Conductor
  • Born in 1862
  • Died in 1952
  • Man
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