Leopold Damrosch

Leopold Damrosch (born October 22, 1832 in Posen , † February 15, 1885 in New York City ) was a German composer , conductor , violinist and music teacher .

Life

Damrosch, who came from a Jewish family, studied medicine in Berlin at the request of his parents , but at the same time continued his already passionate music studies. He took violin lessons from Hubert Ries and studied composition with Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn . After receiving his doctorate as a doctor (1854), he pursued an artistic career. As a violinist he made his successful debut in Magdeburg in 1855 and in Berlin in 1856. Soon afterwards Liszt called him to the grand ducal chapel in Weimar . In 1858 he became conductor of the orchestra club in Breslau and in 1866 conductor of the local theater.

He was a staunch supporter of the New German School and appeared as a conductor for Hector Berlioz , Richard Wagner and Liszt, whose music he also promoted as a writer in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik .

In 1872 Damrosch moved to New York, where he subsequently held a respected position as a conductor of the Arion Singing Society and the Oratorio Society (1873) and New York Symphony Society (1878), as well as a writer, violinist and singing teacher. He was a Freemason and in 1881 led the musical part of the great festival work on the centenary of the Grand Lodge of New York.

family

In 1858 Damrosch married the opera singer Helene von Heimburg (1836–1904). In addition to the three sons Richard, Ernst and Hans, who died in Germany as children, the couple had the following children:

Frank (born June 22, 1859 - † October 22, 1937), choirmaster and teacher
Walter (January 30, 1862 - December 22, 1950), composer and conductor ∞ Margaret Blaine (1867–1949)
Marie († 1937) ∞ Ferdinand Wiechmann, chemist
Clara (1869–1948), pianist and music teacher ∞ David Mannes, violinist
Elizabeth (1872–1962) ∞ Henry T. Seymour (* July 24, 1860)

plant

Among his numerous compositions, his songs (12 books), a violin concerto and some choral works ( Brautgesang , Ruth and Naemi ) are particularly worth mentioning.

monument

The sculptor Friedrich Helbig from Blasewitz near Dresden created the monument to the conductor of the German Opera in New York as his last major work.

literature

The music in the past and present . 1st edition, Volume 2, pp. 1882 ff.
Willi Kahl: Damrosch, Leopold. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 501 f. ( Digitized version ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1885–1886, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Novello, Ewer & Co., New York, 1886 ( archive.org ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1885–1886, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Volume 2, Novello, Ewer & Co., New York, 1886 ( archive.org ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1886–1887, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Novello, Ewer & Co., New York, 1887 ( archive.org ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1887–1888, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Novello, Ewer & Co., New York 1888 ( archive.org ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1888–1889, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Novello, Ewer & Co., New York, 1889 ( archive.org ).
Henry Edward Krehbiel: Review of the New York musical season 1889–1890, containing programs of noteworthy occurrences, with numerous criticisms. Novello, Ewer & Co., New York, 1890 ( archive.org ).

Web links

Commons : Leopold Damrosch - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by and about Leopold Damrosch in the catalog of the German National Library
Leopold Damrosch in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 21, 2018.

Individual evidence

↑ Proof on the Internet
↑ Helene von Heimburg in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ Walter Damrosch in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 21, 2018.
↑ Mrs. Marie Wiechmann; Widow of Ferdinand Wiechmann and Sister of Walter Damrosch . In: The New York Times . December 29, 1937 ( nytimes.com ).
↑ Mrs. Ht Seymour, Damrosch's Sister . In: The New York Times . November 2, 1962 ( nytimes.com ).
↑ Henry Trowbridge Seymour newyorkroots.org.
↑ Helbig, Friedrich Traugott . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 16 : Hansen – Heubach . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1923, p. 323 .

personal data
SURNAME	Damrosch, Leopold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poses
DATE OF DEATH	February 15, 1885
Place of death	New York City

[1] Proof on the Internet

[2] Helene von Heimburg in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[3] Walter Damrosch in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[4] Mrs. Marie Wiechmann; Widow of Ferdinand Wiechmann and Sister of Walter Damrosch . In: The New York Times . December 29, 1937 ( nytimes.com ).

[5] Mrs. Ht Seymour, Damrosch's Sister . In: The New York Times . November 2, 1962 ( nytimes.com ).

[6] Henry Trowbridge Seymour newyorkroots.org.

[7] Helbig, Friedrich Traugott . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 16 : Hansen – Heubach . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1923, p. 323 .