Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann ( born October 13, 1792 in Dresden, † January 3, 1868 in Leipzig ) was a German composer, violinist and music theorist.
Life and work
Moritz Hauptmann received his musical education among others, Ludwig Spohr, with the later a deep friendship united him. In 1812 he was accepted as a violinist in the Dresden court orchestra, which he served until 1815. Later he went to Russia, where he gave mainly private music lessons. Early 1820s returned captain returned to Germany and in 1822 violinist at the electoral court orchestra in Kassel, where he again worked with Spohr.
In 1842, Captain, on the recommendation of the Gewandhaus Kapellmeister Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1809-1847 ) Thomas cantor and music director in Leipzig. He held this office until his death. In 1843, he also assumed the position of a teacher of music theory at the Conservatory of Leipzig. Together with Otto Jahn, he founded the Bach Society, the first of which he became president in 1850. He published the first three volumes of the complete Bach edition.
On January 3, 1868 Moritz Hauptmann died at the age of 75 years in Leipzig. In 1873 a street in Leipzig Westvorstadt ( " Bachstraße quarter " ) was named after him ( Hauptmannstraße ). Also in the district of Dresden Mickten there is a named after him Hauptmannstraße.
Captain 's compositions include both sacred and secular works. He mainly created choral works, songs and motets. As a music theorist and teacher of music he enjoyed, especially in the second half of the 19th century an excellent reputation. Among his pupils were, for example, Hans von Bülow, Joseph Joachim, Friedrich Curschmann, Salomon Jadassohn, Karl Davidov Yulievich, Gustav trench Hoffmann, Norbert Burgmuller, Hugo Staehle and Ferdinand Breunung. His music theoretical writings excited at that time a great sensation. His works and his work are now almost forgotten.
Works
Compositions
- Wonderful me is happen
- Sky light
- Wanderer's Night Song
- The night has come
- Spring Love
- Mailied
- Evening calm
- Early Spring
- Lord, hear my prayer
- Prayer, "God be gracious to us "
- Bless the Lord, O my soul
- Salve Regina
- Morning singing "Come, let us "
- Christe, du Lamm Gottes
- Who in the shelter of the Most High
- Lauda anima mea Dominum
- Salvum fac lively, Domine ( Grant us peace, Lord and God )
- My soul is silent unto God ( according to Psalm 62, 2 7 ) op 53.1 (released in CV 2092 )
Among others, many songs for solo voice and piano "Quel vago impallidir " ( Petrarch ), op 29.2 ( published in " Petrarch Songs" H 7934, Editio Barenreiter (2005) )
Writings
- The nature of the harmonies and the metric: the theory of music. Nachdr the Ed Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig 1853: Olms, Hildesheim / Zurich / New York 2002, ISBN 3-487-11703-7. The nature of harmony and meter. Reprint of sunshine, London 1893: Da Capo Press, New York, 1991, ISBN 0-306-76298-6.