Adolf Kissling

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Adolf Kissling (born May 16, 1875 in Bremen , † April 19, 1955 in Bremen) was a new German philologist and composer .

biography

Kissling came from a musical Bremen family. His mother was a singing student with Carl Martin Reinthaler and was active in the Bremen Cathedral Choir, while his father and uncle composed. Originally he wanted to become a musician or conductor, but his parents did not consider this to be promising and advised him to become a new philologist. He worked as a teacher at a secondary school in Bremen's old town.

He had six children with his wife Elisabeth.

Kissling was a pianist and as such was an autodidact. He was particularly fond of opera literature, which he heard and replayed on the piano. Contemporary composers interested him very much, he dealt intensively with Richard Strauss, Reger, Pfitzner and Korngold. Kissling composed his songs when he was inspired by special occasions such as the birth of one of his children or texts from literature.

He wrote his main work, the sonata for violin and piano, in the 1920s. It was only performed in the 1950s by his son Karl Adolf Kissling and later by his daughter Reinholde Schulz with colleagues. His granddaughter Susanne Schulz published the work through sheet music printing and CD production.

He composed a total of 24 songs and a sonata for violin and piano.

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SURNAME Kissling, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German neophilologist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1955
Place of death Bremen